Trilhando a cirurgia segura: efetividade de jogos sérios no conhecimento de graduandos de enfermagem

Abstract

Introduction: one of the levels of hospital care most susceptible to errors is the tertiary level, specifically Surgical Centers. In recent decades, patient safety has become one of the priority issues in the healthcare sector and is one of the main goals sought by healthcare institutions in the search for quality care, free from harm and adverse events. Thinking about the skills that must be acquired by nurses, it is necessary that the topic be addressed with students in the health field. To this end, higher education institutions have introduced active methodologies with the aim of improving learning and the practical application of knowledge. Objective: To compare the knowledge about surgical safety in students of an undergraduate nursing course before and after applying the board game “Trilhando a Cirurgia Segura”. Methodology: This is a quasi-experimental study. With nursing students, regularly enrolled in the Perioperative Nursing discipline. After accepting and signing the TCLE, participants were invited to fill out a characterization instrument, and responded to a questionnaire with the aim of evaluating students' knowledge, containing 10 multiple-choice questions, with four answer options, applied before and after the carrying out the board game “Tracking Safe Surgery”.Results and discussion: The Serious game is considered an effective active methodology to arouse students' interest in a given subject. This method uses educational games with the teaching-learning methodology, creating engaging and challenging situations, enabling participants to self-reflect on their performance. 16 students participated in the study, 13 females (81.25%) and 3 males (18.75%), aged between 21 and 38 years old. Difficulties were observed in correlating the game with more specific questions about the discipline, mainly about the care and management role of nurses in the surgical center, leading the student to question themselves and reflect on the weaknesses still present in this content. Conclusion: the application of the game “Trilhando a Cirurgia Segura” induced reflection on the importance of the perioperative discipline in nursing, in addition to encouraging students about the importance of the nurse's role in the surgical center and in post-anesthesia recovery. Furthermore, it is important to consider the relevance of the method in the classroom context, which can often present itself as an environment of anxiety and stress for students. The use of active methods contributes to the development of skills and clinical reasoning, in addition to creating a relaxed environment.