Abstract
Objective: To present the understanding of the health professionals of a state public foundation, on the patient safety protocols. Methods: This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach. Developed at the Hospital de Clínicas Gaspar Vianna Foundation (FHCGV), Belém-PA. The sectors were: surgical Center (c. c) and coronary unit (UCA). The sample was health professionals of the multidisciplinary team (nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, nursing technicians and nursing assistants). The research was carried out in three moments: applied the data collection instrument, analyzed the totality of the forms applied to health professionals and carried out the statistical study using the Bioestat 5.0 system. Results: They characterize the participant population and the aspects related to the professionals ' understanding of the patient's safety protocols. The population was 109 health professionals working in the study sectors. of this quantitative only 80 health professionals (73.4%) were participants in the study, 14 nurses (17.5%), 40 nursing Technicians (50%), 19 physicians (23.75%), 05 physiotherapists (6.25%), 01 speech therapist (1.25%) and 01 psychologist (1.25%). We excluded 29 professionals. Conclusion: It was possible to identify the representativeness of the nursing team in the care processes, being the relevant participation for the results that demonstrate which protocols are more sedimentary.