Nurse"™s performance in hospital infection control and patient safety

Abstract

This is an update article with the objective of highlighting the role of nurses in controlling hospital infection and patient safety, highlighting the fundamentals that guide the understanding of this phenomenon of indisputable epidemiological importance for health care. Method: This study is the result of a bibliographic investigation, where the knowledge produced on the theme was identified and analyzed through systematic literature review. Result: The nurse's important role in the development of infection prevention and control actions is highlighted as a strategy for implementing effective patient safety. Conclusion: The identified aspects are considered to contribute to reflections in the health care area, since they point out aspects of hospital infection control policies and practices with the potential to subsidize the integrality of patient safety.