Isoapariencia y el método del queso suizo, un factor de riesgo durante la práctica profesional en enfermería

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the isoapparency and the Swiss cheese method during professional nursing practice. Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out. The persons surveyed were nursing professionals from the Hospital General Docente Ambato. Google Docs, which is an online word processor, was used for data collection and SPSS software was used to analyze the data collected. The ad hoc designed questionnaire included 27 items with five possible answers according to Likert scale (1= strongly disagree to 5= strongly agree). Results: A study was conducted where professionals considered isoapparency as a risk factor during professional practice where at least 15.40% of the subjects have committed some medication error. Conclusion Isoapparency is appreciated as the main risk factor during professional practice. This was evidenced by the use of the Swiss cheese model, which helped to identify possible failures in the health system.