Safety culture in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: contributions from the multiprofessional team

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the patient safety culture with multidisciplinary team in a neonatal ICU at Brazilian maternity. Methods: was evaluated by Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC), sample of 117 professionals. The questions were divided into 12 domains, classifying them as areas strength when percentage higher than 75% positive responses. For inferential analysis, Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square tests used, considering significant p<0.05 values. Results: domains ‘organizational learning- continuous improvement’ ‘teamwork’ considered establishing security. Those who needed improvement were: ‘non-punitive response error’ ‘staffing’. There no relevance between crossings numbers responses professional data, thus showing that factors did not interfere answers given. Conclusions: view results presented, changes are suggested mainly aspects related punitive evaluation possible reduction work overload. However, we cannot fail praise found, such teamwork, concern professionals managers bring improvements promote safety.