Patient safety education in under graduate nursing

Abstract

Objective: To verify how patient safety education has been conducted in under graduate Nursing programs in Brazil. Methods: Integrative review in six stages, with searche scarried out in BVS, PubMed, CINAHL, COCHRANE, and Embase in June 2024. The PRISMA flow chart was followed for article selection and eligibility. Studies addres sing patient safety education in under graduate Nursing in Brazil, fully available in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, were included. Duplicates and review articles were excluded. Data analysis was performed using synthesis through tables and standardized forms. Results: Out of 60 articles, eight were included in the final sample. Influencing factors in patient safety education for nursing students in Brazils tood out: lack of transversal integration of patient safety in the curriculum, faculty resistance and need for continuous training, student resistance, insufficient infrastructure in simulated and real scenarios, and the need to incorporate active learning methodologies. Final considerations: Patient safety education in under graduate Nursing in Brazil requires curricular updates aligned with the guidelines of the World Health Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Incorporating methodologies that promote active student participation isessential to ensure safer and more qualified professional training.