Estratégias dos Enfermeiros Gestores na Promoção da Cultura de Segurança e Fatores Condicionantes: Um Estudo Qualitativo

Background: The context and conditions in which health care is delivered are determining factors in creating safe environments, making it essential to involve professionals, patients, and families in a shared commitment to safety. Nurse managers play a decisive role in promoting a culture focused on safety. Objective: To identify the strategies adopted by nurse managers to promote a safety culture and the factors that influence its promotion. Methodology: Exploratory-descriptive qualitative study conducted with nurse managers of a hospital center in Portugal. Data were collected through a focus group and subsequently analyzed. Results: Three categories emerged as influencing safety culture: strategies adopted, facilitators that promote it, and the constraints that limit it. Conclusion: The study identified the strategies used by nurse managers in promoting a safety culture, as well as the factors that influence it, either positively or negatively.