“Arbeidshelse og pasientsikkerhet - to sider av samme sak?”

Abstract

Innledning​: Fagartikkelen tar for seg helsepersonells opplevelse av oversikt og pasientsikkerhet under en endringsprosess for å se hvilke innvirkninger slike endringer har på arbeidshelsen. Denne studien undersøker hvilken betydning helsepersonells opplevelse av tilstrekkelig oversikt over pasienter og materielt utstyr har. Metode​: For å undersøke opplevelsen hos helsepersonellet ble det brukt en kvantitativ spørreundersøkelse. Undersøkelsen ble gjennomført i april 2019, og analysen ble foretatt ved bruk av Excel. Resultat​: Resultatene viser økt bekymring over pasientsikkerhet og redusert opplevelse av oversikt underveis i endringsprosessen. Resultatene viser også at arbeidshelsen ble redusert samme periode. I etterkant av endringsprosessen begynner resultatene å gå tilbake til slik de var i forkant av endringsprosessen. Konklusjon​: Studien har vist at opplevelsen av ivaretatt pasientsikkerhet under en endringsprosess påvirker arbeidshelsen til helsepersonell. Videre kan studien kan tyde på at tilstrekkelig oversikt over pasienter og materielt utstyr er nødvendig for å sikre opplevelse av ivaretatt pasientsikkerhet.

Introduction​: This study explores the impact of structural changes within the public health sector in relation to work health and satisfaction, and how these changes influence the quality of patient care and safety as perceived by health personnel. Furthermore, the study examines the significance of health personnels awareness of patients physical location and well-being, and the location of material equipment during structural changes Method​: A survey was designed and conducted to investigate health personnels experience during structural changes within the public health sector.The survey was carried out in April 2019, and the analysis was performed using Excel. Result​: The results suggest there is an increasing concern of patient safety and the quality of patient care during structural changes within the public health sector. Participants report a lack of overview and awareness of both patient status and material equipment during these structural changes.The results also show that occupational health of the health personnel was reduced during the same period. After the transition process is completed, the results are similar to what they were before the structural changes respectively. Conclusion​: This study has found that perceived patient safety during a transitional process affect the work satisfaction and health of professionals. Furthermore, the study indicates that an adequate overview of patients and material equipment is required to ensure the patient safety. Still, there are questions that are unanswered: