A sistematização das inspeções sanitárias dentro da central de material e esterilização (CME) e os desafios para o desenvolvimento de uma assistência qualificada

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The Material and Sterilization Center (CME) is a unit that emerged

and developed in the 19th century, based on the various scientific discoveries in

microbiology, with great importance in the hospital context. It is a fundamental sector to

prevent and control Healthcare-Related Infections (HAI) and, consequently, guarantee

the quality of healthcare and patient safety, as it provides indirect assistance through the

processing of healthcare products. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the stages of the work process

of the nursing team in the Material and Sterilization Center (CME). METHODOLOGY

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out with the nursing teams of two

CMEs, private and public hospital, in a municipality in the interior of Mato Grosso. The

research population consisted of professionals from the nursing team who work in the

respective sector and data collection was carried out through the application of a sanitary

inspection script in the unit and a questionnaire for the nursing team, being analyzed

according to with the criteria established for cach instrument. RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION: This study highlighted important points that must be taken into account

within the sector in order to improve the service, such as, for example, the unsatisfactory

health profile of the units, the inadequate sizing related with the shortage of human

resources and the deficit in training and professional qualification related with lack of

specialization in the area, lack of training and qualifications and lack of use of protocols

in the work process. CONCLUSION: The results obtained through the instruments used,

the seript and the questionnaire, provided the identification of problems that can directly

and indirectly atfect the work process of the CME nursing team and, conscquently, the

quality of care provided and patient safety.