Introduction. Patient misidentification continues to be a quality and safety significant issue. The Joint Commission International listed patient identification as the first of ten life-saving patient-safety solutions. Identification wrist bands are the goal in the identification strategy. At the Hospital Nacional de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. J.P. Garrahan" we inquired about perception and agreement of this practice within hospital staff and parents. Method. A short questionnaire was used with; in the first part a four point Lickert scale, and in the second one an open unstructured response. The questionnaire was distributed among health care workers and parent's patients. For families, the third question was not administrated. The survey explored about purpose and opportunity regarding the use of wrist band identification. A one day cutoff was made to obtain baseline data for properly use of identification bands. Results. A total of 300 questionnaires were analyzed, 100 for each cluster (physicians, nurses, and parents); 82% responded that the wrist band should stay along the whole hospitalizing period. A range of 64% to 74% within the groups responded that it is helpful to prevent errors. There was not statistical difference between parents and physicians. Overall, percentage of patient with correct identification band in the hospital was 34%. Conclusions. We concluded that the wrist band identification is not a health care workers priority behavior yet. Initiatives on safety patient identifications, including families and healthcare workers, must be developed in the near future.

Introducción. La correcta identificación del paciente es esencial para la seguridad de la atención: la pulsera identificadora del paciente internado es una estrategia en la prevención del error médico. Sin embargo, en la realidad, la identificación de la totalidad de los pacientes es un tema pendiente. Objetivo. Conocer la opinión del equipo de salud y los padres respecto al procedimiento de identificación de los pacientes en el Hospital Nacional de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan" y medir la adhesión a esta práctica. Método. Se realizó una encuesta al equipo de salud en una semana, autoadministrada y anónima, de tres preguntas sencillas con respuesta cerrada (4 ítems con escala de Likert), acerca de la opinión sobre la identificación de los pacientes, con un espacio abierto para observaciones. El mismo cuestionario, con excepción de la tercera pregunta, fue administrado a los padres de los pacientes. Se realizó un corte de un día evaluando porcentaje de pacientes correctamente identificados. Resultados. Se realizaron 300 encuestas a médicos (100), enfermeros (100) y padres (100). El 82% contestó que los pacientes debían tener pulsera identificadora en todo momento durante la internación. Un 64-74% contestó que era útil para prevenir errores. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre padres y médicos. Sin embargo, sólo el 34% de los pacientes se encontraban correctamente identificados. Conclusiones. La discrepancia entre la opinión y la práctica indica que la identificación de los pacientes no representa aún un eslabón prioritario en la seguridad y la calidad de la atención. Por lo tanto, es necesario desarrollar estrategias para mejorar la cultura de la seguridad.

Pele-verde (trepadeiras recobrindo fachadas de uma edificação, muro ou outro elemento vertical) é uma técnica de baixo impacto ambiental e com benefícios para a edificação e seu entorno. O presente trabalho analisa peles-verdes encontradas em edifícios residenciais em Porto Alegre, a partir da percepção de seus moradores, como os objetivos de gerar um registro da utilização dessa técnica e de discutir suas principais vantagens e desvantagens. A metodologia de pesquisa valeu-se de entrevistas em profundidade, estruturadas por questionários, aplicadas junto a moradores de 38 edificações (unifamiliares e multifamiliares) revestidas por peles-verdes. As peles-verdes analisadas são do tipo autoaderentes, utilizando-se das espécies Ficus pumila e Parthenocissus tricuspidata. Os entrevistados confirmaram como principais vantagens da técnica o embelezamento da paisagem, a integração do ambiente urbano e da natureza, os efeitos positivos para o bem-estar do homem e a melhoria da temperatura interna das edificações. A principal desvantagem citada foi o trabalho de manutenção do revestimento vegetal. Assim, esta pesquisa indica que a pele-verde é uma técnica que tem o potencial de melhorar o ambiente urbano e, por isso, o desenvolvimento de pesquisa sobre ário.

Green walls (climbing plants that cover the facades of a building, walls or any other vertical elements) is a technique that produces low environmental impact and brings benefits to the building and its surroundings. This study analyzes green walls found in residential buildings in Porto Alegre, considering the perception of their dwellers, aiming to produce a record of the use of this technique, and to point out its main advantages and disadvantages. The research methodology used was a series of in-depth interviews, in which a structured questionnaire was applied to dwellers of 38 buildings (comprised of one or more housing units) covered by green walls. The analyzed green walls are self-clinging climbers, of the species Ficus pumila and Parthenocissus tricuspidata. The dwellers confirmed, as main advantages of the technique, the aesthetic improvement of the landscape, the integration between urban environment and nature and also the positive effects on the wellbeing of humans and on the internal temperatures of the building. The main disadvantage cited was the necessary maintenance work. Therefore, this study suggests that green wall is a technique that has the potential of improving the urban environment, and, for that reason, further studies on this type of covering are recommended.