Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To understand the conceptions of nurses working in the Family Health Strategy about patient safety in primary health care and how they affect the daily actions of these professional.
METHODS
A descriptive-exploratory study of a qualitative approach, carried out with nurses working in Family Health Strategies, in a municipality in the central region of RS. Data collection techniques were semi-structured interview and non-participant systematic observation, carried out from April to November 2017. The data were submitted to the Thematic Content Analysis.
RESULTS
Data analysis resulted in three thematic categories addressing the meanings, difficulties and strategies related to safe care.
CONCLUSIONS
The research shows the need for new studies on the subject. The reflections can contribute to nursing care with a view to patient safety, qualifying both nurses' work and health care in an expanded way.
Keywords:
Patient safety; Primary health care; Nursing