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- Title
SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE PEDIÁTRICO NO PROCESSO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTO ENDOVENOSO.
- Authors
Oliveira da Costa, Cristina; Vieira de Souza, Thais Lima; Oliveira Matias, Érica; de Souza Gurgel, Sabrina; de Oliveira Mota, Rafaela; Teixeira Lima, Francisca Elisângela
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the process of preparation and administration of intravenous drugs in a pediatric hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study of a quantitative nature. 135 observations were made of the process of preparation and administration of drugs intravenously in children. To assess the performance of professionals in the execution of each action in the process, the Positivity Index for Quality of Care was determined. The analysis was through descriptive statistics obeying the ethical precepts. Results: In the step prior to the preparation of the medications, all actions achieved satisfactory performance (≥70%). Of the fifteen actions for preparing medications, nine were satisfactory (≥70%). During and after the administration of six of the seven actions, they obtained satisfactory performance (≥70%). Conclusion: The findings regarding the study allow us to evidence that there are flaws in the process of preparing and administering medications.
- Subjects
DRUG dosage; CHILDREN'S hospitals; DOSAGE forms of drugs; INTRAVENOUS therapy; PATIENT safety; PEDIATRIC nursing; QUANTITATIVE research; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Enfermagem em Foco, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 4, p194
- ISSN
2177-4285
- Publication type
Article