WebQuest as a technological didactic resource for staff training at a hospital

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the use of WebQuest as a technological didactic training resource at a hospital, in regard to International Patient Safety Goals. It is a quantitative, cross-sectional study, conducted at a public teaching hospital, in Southern Brazil. Of 895 staff members, 679 (76%) connected to the Nursing Directory participated in the study, these beingnurses, nursing technicians, auxiliary nurses, administrative technicians and auxiliary operational custodians that were trained in safety goals. A total of 11 items were evaluated in each applied goal, among which only physical structure, quantity of texts, time dedicated to training, colors and design, practical application and text objectivity were referred to as regular or bad by 3% of the employees. The resource was considered satisfactory as a strategy for continuing education, enabling identification of process weaknesses, with potential for improvement, in order to refine the WebQuest methodology at a hospital.