Professional performance in the administration of medicines in pediatrics: a study cross-sectional observational.
| Autor: | Sandoval LJS; Universidad Nacional de Tumbes. Tumbes, Perú., Lima FET; Universidade Federal de Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Barbosa LP; Universidade Federal de Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Pascoal LM; Universidade Federal do Maranhão. São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil., Almeida PC; Universidade Estadual de Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil., Morán YL; Universidad Nacional de Tumbes. Tumbes, Perú. |
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| Jazyk: | English; Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2022 Feb 02; Vol. 75 (3), pp. e20200299. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 02 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0299 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: to evaluate Patient Safety actions carried out by nurses in the Administration of Medicines in Pediatrics. Methods: observational, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out in 2018, with 25 nurses from a Hospital in Peru. 183 observations were made; the instrument Safety of the patient was used in the administration of medicines in Pediatrics Spanish version. The performance of the professionals was evaluated by the Positivity Index. Results: of 22 itens observed, five were adequate, five were safe, two were classified as borderline and ten as endurable among those who stand out; Bring to bed only medications prescribed for a single child and maintains an adequate record of prepared medications that will be stored. Conclusions: weaknesses were observed in the medication administration process, since only 10 itens were classified as safe or adequate, reinforcing the need for permanent education activities by the institution for nursing training. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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