Nursing training on the administration of medication in pediatrics: an assessment of observed and self-reported behavior.

Autor: Custódio IL; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Lima FET; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Pascoal LM; Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil., Barbosa LP; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Pinheiro PNDC; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Barbosa IV; Universidade de Fortaleza. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Almeida PC; Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2021 Jul 30; Vol. 74 (4), pp. e20201188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1188
Abstrakt: Objectives: to evaluate the effect of a training program on the administration of intravenous drugs in pediatric patients on the observed and self-reported behavior of the nursing team.
Methods: evaluation study carried out with 38 professionals during three phases: Assessment of the behavior observed in the actions performed before training; Training implementation; and Assessment of observed and self-reported behaviors (immediately and six months after training).
Results: in the observed behavior, there was an improvement in six (6/12) hand hygiene actions; five (5/14) pertaining to environment Organization, selection, and preparation of materials; and in seven (7/10) referring to the Orientation of the procedure, administration and monitoring of the patient's reactions. In self-reported behavior, there was an improvement in two (2/8) actions.
Conclusions: the training resulted in an improvement in the actions of nursing professionals related to the administration of intravenous medications, both in observed and in self-reported behavior.
Databáze: MEDLINE