Objetivo: Identificar, na formação da Enfermagem, como se expressa a segurança do paciente relacionada à infecção hospitalar na percepção de alunos graduandos. Método: Pesquisa descritiva, exploratória de abordagem qualitativa, com 42 discentes de enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista, posteriormente processados e analisados pela Classificação Hierárquica Descendente e fundamentada no Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Resultados: Obteve-se quatro classes: Desafios no controle da infecção visando à segurança do paciente; Adesão às normas e procedimentos; A internação hospitalar como fator de risco à segurança do paciente; A formação profissional para o controle de infecção visando à segurança do paciente. Conclusão: A segurança do paciente está intimamente associada ao desenvolvimento de boas práticas de prevenção e controle da infecção. Uma assistência pautada na segurança do paciente necessita da articulação de fatores biopsicossociais e de gestão, que devem ser trabalhados desde a graduação.

Objective: to analyze how nurses who provide home care discard contaminated materials in primary health care. Methods: a descriptive study was carried out, with 42 nursing professionals working in 21 Basic Health Units of a capital city in the Northeast of Brazil. The statements were processed in the IRaMuTeQ and analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: Three classes were obtained: Domiciliary Solid Residues produced during the domiciliary visit, How the dynamics of the attendance influence in the production of residues?, Responsibility for the production and Management of Solid Residual Domiciliary. Conclusion: There is a correct conception about the solid waste formation in the health services and consequent adequate disposal of the same, however there is a gap between the knowledge and the implementation of this action in the daily practice of these professionals.

Aim: to offer subsidies to broaden the discussion regarding the teaching of practices in the prevention and control of infection in the training of nurses. Material and Methods: an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative approach, based on the Collective Subject Discourse method. The participants were 42 nursing students from a Brazilian higher education institution. Data were processed and analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: four classes of nursing care were obtained in the prevention and control of infection, the conceptual bases, responsibilities and the acquisition of knowledge for safe care. Conclusion: the training of human resources in nursing with the emphasis on infection prevention and control is challenging, especially due to the constant evolution of the theme. In this dynamic scenario, nursing education requires, among other aspects, to overcome conceptual weaknesses and misconceptions for the development of safe and harmless health care.