Proceso de enlace de turno de enfermería y seguridad del paciente en el área Gineco obstétrica de un hospital de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The shift liaison is an activity practiced by health professionals to provide continuity in patient care and is carried out at the time of changing of the guard. Objective: To analyze the nursing shift liaison process and patient safety in the Obstetrics and Gynecology area of a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: The study was descriptive, quantitative, non-experimental, prospective, cross-sectional, applying a data collection matrix associated with the Quality Assessment instrument of the nursing shift liaison process. Population and sample: 100 shift liaisons between nursing professionals and interns. Results: There is a predominance of the night shift (44%) and the female gender (79%), at ages between 42 and 52 years (42%), followed by (42%), at the ages of 31 and 41 years. The majority have a third level academic level (69%) and work experience of 60% with more than 4 years, referring to the shift liaison report is carried out in 74%, at the patient's bedside 51%, with a duration from 1 to 5 minutes (55%). Regarding the patient safety dimension, yes 53%, not 45%, 2% does not apply; nursing interventions was 42% yes, 42% no, 16% does not apply, lastly, in the scheduled procedures and exams, 63% yes, 36% no and 1% does not apply. Conclusion: When analyzing the nursing shift and patient safety liaison process, it had a general average of 53%, this shows a deficit in patient care and the functioning of the nursing team.