Compreens o de alunos de cursos de gradua o em enfermagem e medicina sobre seguran a do paciente Comprehension of undergraduate students in nursing and medicine on patient safety

OBJETIVO: Identificar a compreens o de alunos de gradua o em enfermagem e medicina de uma universidade pública do Município de S o Paulo sobre erro humano e seguran a do paciente. MéTODOS: Estudo prospectivo e exploratório no qual foram investigadas variáveis relativas à caracteriza o dos alunos e aos aspectos atitudinais e conceituais sobre o tema. A amostra constituiu-se de 109 alunos que responderam ao formulário eletr nico. RESULTADOS: A maior parte dos alunos obteve aprendizado formal sobre esse tema e apresentou atitudes que demonstraram incerteza no que seria correto em rela o a algumas práticas. CONCLUS O: Os alunos demonstraram serem capazes de relacionar alguns dos aspectos pesquisados sobre seguran a do paciente com a experiência vivida nos estágios curriculares. OBJECTIVE: Prospective and exploratory study in order to identify the comprehension of nursing and medicine students from a public university of S o Paulo regarding human error and patient safety. METHODS: It was investigated variables concerning the characterization of students and, attitudinal and conceptual aspects. The study sample was composed by 109 students who answered an electronic form. RESULTS: The majority of students answered that they had had formal learning about patient safety and show actions that demonstrate uncertainty about what would be correct in some practices. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that students understand and associate some aspects from formal learning about the theme patient safety to experiences during curricular stages.