Objective: To evaluate the safety culture of the patient from the perspective of the professionals of the health team. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 113 professionals from Adult, Coronary and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The instrument Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), validated for Portuguese, was used. Student t test, ANOVA and Sperman were used for analysis. Results: Of the 113 professionals interviewed, 86.7% were women, 85.84% of the nursing team; 37.20% worked in Neonatal

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... t and 33.60% worked between 5 and 10 years. The average score obtained by the SAQ was 62.38 points. The domains that presented lower scores were Perception of Management and Working Conditions. The highest score obtained was in the field Satisfaction at Work. There were no differences in the scores between the evaluated units and in relation to gender, unit and time of performance. The medical team presented worse perception in the domain perception of stress (p = 0.001) and better score in the working conditions domain (p = 0.02). Conclusion: The safety culture of the evaluated units presented scores lower than those recommended in the literature. Descriptors: Patient Safety; Patient care team; Intensive Care Units, Health Management. RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a cultura de segurança do paciente na perspectiva dos profissionais da equipe de saúde. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado com 113 profissionais de Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Adulto, Coronariana e Neonatal. Foi utilizado o instrumento Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), validado para o Português. Para análises foram utilizados teste t de Student, ANOVA e Sperman. Resultados: Dos 113 profissionais entrevistados, 86,7% eram mulheres, 85,84% da equipe de enfermagem; 37,20% atuavam em Unidade Neonatal e 33,60% trabalhavam entre 5 a 10 anos. A pontuação média obtida pelo SAQ foi 62,38 pontos. Os domínios que apresentaram menor pontuação foram Percepção da Gerência e Condições de Trabalho. A maior pontuação obtida foi no domínio Satisfação no Trabalho. Não houve diferenças dos escores entre as unidades avaliadas e em relação ao sexo, unidade e tempo de atuação.