Biossegurança: uma visão dos profissionais de enfermagem do município de Sumé-PB.

Abstract

Biosafety involves preventive actions of risks arising from scientific and technological development, aiming at the protection of living beings and the environment. Concepts and practices based on this science are required to understand the new realities arising from the advancement of biotechnology. The fact that biosafety is so discussed and valued in current days, does not match the number of accidents that still remains quite high. It is believed that the problem is not in the technologies available to eliminate and minimize the risks, but in the improper behavior of the professionals. The adoption of biosafety measures has been a challenge for nursing professionals. The stressful environment, the number of patients and the workload have hampered adherence. Thus, the present study had as objective to analyze the perception of the nursing team of Hospital and Maternity Alice de Almeida, located in the municipality of Sumé - PB. A descriptive exploratory study was carried out, and the data were collected through the application of a structured questionnaire to 16 professionals. There were 14 females and 2 males, aged between 27 and 53 years. The results showed that most interviewees had knowledge about biosafety, but still 37.5% had misunderstanding about the topic. It was found that the participating professionals knew about the importance of adhering to the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), however 50% claimed not to use the lab coat. Thus, it is necessary to implement standards and training in biosafety, awareness programs on the risks that professionals are exposed on a daily basis, in order to alert the new educational strategies to increase the adhesion of biosafety measures in professional nursing activities.