Translational research – Promoting patient safety in hospitalized children: A paramount concern for pediatric nursing

Digital health intervention on patient safety for children and parents: A scoping review

“…Core paediatric patient safety activities include preventing falls and medication errors and developing best practices and new processes (Christian, 2022). Moreover, existing paediatric patient safety interventions have primarily focussed on healthcare providers' perceptions and attitudes (Macdonald & Sevdalis, 2017;Wegner et al, 2017).…”

“…Accidents are the leading cause of childhood death worldwide, most of which are preventable (Landrigan et al., 2016). Consequently, promoting patient safety in children is paramount in paediatric nursing (Christian, 2022). Patient safety is a complex, multifactorial problem that cannot be solved with a single intervention (Hoffmann et al., 2019; Peterson et al., 2012).…”

“…Improving paediatric patient safety has for long been a topic of interest; however, studies have focussed on emergency department management or medication errors, leaving core paediatric patient safety activities to be developed (Peterson et al., 2012). Core paediatric patient safety activities include preventing falls and medication errors and developing best practices and new processes (Christian, 2022). Moreover, existing paediatric patient safety interventions have primarily focussed on healthcare providers' perceptions and attitudes (Macdonald & Sevdalis, 2017; Wegner et al., 2017).…”

“…However, patient and family engagement and communication with healthcare providers are crucial factors in promoting patient safety (Mueller et al., 2019). Therefore, patient safety interventions should adopt a multifaceted approach to improve the quality of care and enhance the health outcomes of children and their families (Christian, 2022).…”

Escala Humpty Dumpty: adaptação transcultural e validação para cultura brasileira

“…O ambiente hospitalar é complexo, repleto de restrições e condutas direcionadas por desconhecidos, as quais podem causar medo, dor e contribuir para ocorrência de eventos adversos -como infecções, lesões de pele, erros de medicação e quedas. (1,2) A queda, definida como um deslocamento não intencional do corpo para um nível inferior à posição inicial, pode ser desencadeada por diversos fatores e resultar em danos à vítima. Sua discussão é de grande relevância no contexto pediátrico, considerando as iniciativas para atender às recomendações internacionais e nacionais para segurança do paciente.…”