Patient safety and ethical aspects: scoping review

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Abstract

The objective was to identify the ethical aspects present in the context of patient safety in health services. This was a scoping review on the following databases: Lilacs, Medline, Ibecs, BDENF, CINAHL, SciELO and Google Scholar in September 2019. Original research papers, experience report, theoretical studies, and editorials were included. The review comprised 32 studies published between 2004 and 2019. Seven categories emerged from the analysis: organizational and team factors; communication with patient; incident reporting; beneficence and non-maleficence; justice; autonomy and potential elements of ethics in patient safety. The results of this review may be useful to improve the sensitivity of healthcare professionals working in patient care about the ethical aspects that involve patient safety.

Keywords:

Ethics. Bioethics. Patient safety. Medical Errors. Review.

Author Biographies

Carlise Rigon Dalla Nora, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Professora Adjunto A da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Po?s-Doutora (2019) pelo Programa de Po?s-Graduac?a?o em Enfermagem UFRGS. Doutora em enfermagem (2017) pela Universidade Cato?lica Portuguesa (UCP). Mestre em Saúde coletiva, Especialista em Saúde da Família, Enfermeira. 

José Roque Junges, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Professor do Programa de Po?s-Graduac?a?o em Sau?de Coletiva da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Doutor em Teologia Moral pela Pontificia Università Gregoriana de Roma, Itália. Mestre em Teologia pela Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Graduação em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2021): Revista Bioética 29(2)

Published:

2021-06-21

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Dalla Nora CR, Junges JR. Patient safety and ethical aspects: scoping review. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 21 [cited 2024 May 12];29(2). Available from: https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2472