Banca de DEFESA: THALITA MARQUES DE MESQUITA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : THALITA MARQUES DE MESQUITA
DATE: 12/12/2025
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Sessão de defesa virtual
TITLE:

IMPROVEMENT CYCLE IN SAFE PATIENT IDENTIFICATION IN A HOSPITAL

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: patient safety; quality control; comprehensive health care; professional practice; health policy.

PAGES: 70
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Saúde Pública
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Patient safety is a set of organized actions aimed at reducing risks, preventing errors, and minimizing the impacts of possible harm in healthcare. This topic has gained great global importance, especially after the creation of the World Alliance for Patient Safety by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2004. Among the goals established by the WHO, Goal 1 stands out, which seeks to reduce failures in patient identification — a crucial factor to prevent harm and improve the quality of care. Objective: To implement an improvement cycle to evaluate the safe patient identification process in a hospital before and after the improvement interventions, to develop actions directed at the identified failures, and to investigate the effects of these interventions on the quality of safe patient identification. Methodology: This is a quasi-experimental before-and-after study in which a quality improvement cycle was developed. Five criteria were established to assess the quality of the identification process. Results: After implementing the improvement cycle, there was a significant increase in compliance with the safe identification criteria, especially regarding the presence of identification wristbands and active verification of patient identity before procedures. Professional adherence improved significantly, demonstrating greater awareness and standardization of care practices. Conclusion: The improvement cycle proved effective in enhancing the safe patient identification process, promoting team engagement, strengthening the safety culture, and reducing care-related risks. This experience reinforces the importance of continuous improvement strategies in consolidating the international patient safety goals.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1195933 - ANA CAROLINA PATRICIO DE ALBUQUERQUE SOUSA
Interna - 1097650 - KISNA YASMIN ANDRADE ALVES
Externo ao Programa - 3050763 - ERICO GURGEL AMORIM - UFRNExterna à Instituição - NICIA FARIAS BRAGA MACIEL