Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the application of the safe surgery checklist by nursing professionals. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in the surgical center of a university hospital in northeast, with 50 nursing professionals, in November 2016. Data were collected from the questionnaire application and analyzed in the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics software. Results: Of the 50 participants in the study, 66% answered that “the application of the checklist promotes improvement in the quality of care with benefits for the patient, professional and institution”. However, among the difficulties/ disadvantages pointed out, 30% of the subjects stated that there is “lack of collaboration of the general team (unspecified)” representing an obstacle during their use. Conclusion: Professionals demonstrate knowledge of the existence and importance of applying the checklist, but find difficulties in its use.