Patient safety climate in the hospital cardiology service: instrument for safety management

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the safety climate from the perspective of health professionals in the inpatient and intensive care units of a public hospital specialized in cardiology, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Methods: Quantitative, exploratory, descriptive study, using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. The findings were analyzed according to descriptive and inferential statistics, with a significance level of 5%. Results: The general safety climate had a mean of 66.6; the best score corresponded to the Job satisfaction (80.8) domain and the lowest to Hospital management perception (52.5). The means of the scores were statistically significant regarding the employment relationship, gender and professional category. Conclusion: There are weaknesses in the safety climate related to management and having a state job bond, belonging to the male gender and to the nursing team.