Strategy for universal access to health and universal health coverage and the contribution of the International Nursing Networks
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
Resultados: 27
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire - Short Form 2006 for Brazil
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (3), 2012
The objective of this study was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire - Short Form 2006 for Brazil. The instrument was applied in six hospitals in three regions of Brazil. Content, face, and construct validity was performed. Analysis of the instrument's reliability ...
Adverse drug events in a sentinel hospital in the state of Goiás, Brazil
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 19 (2), 2011
This was a retrospective, descriptive and documental study with the aim of identifying adverse drug events which occurred in the medication administration process and to classify these medication errors. This study was developed in the internal medicine unit of a general hospital of Goiás, Brazil. Repor...
Medication wrong-route administrations in relation to medical prescriptions
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 19 (1), 2011
This study analyzes the influence of medical prescriptions' writing on the occurrence of medication errors in the medical wards of five Brazilian hospitals. This descriptive study used data obtained from a multicenter study conducted in 2005. The population was composed of 1,425 medication errors and the...
Patient Safety in Drug Therapy and the Influence of the Prescription in Dose Errors
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (6), 2010
The aims of this study were to analyze the redaction of the prescription in dose errors that occurred in general medical units of five Brazilian hospitals and to identify the pharmacological classes involved in these errors. This was a descriptive study that used secondary data obtained from a multicente...
Potential drug interactions in intensive care patients at a teaching hospital
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 17 (2), 2009
This study assessed potential drugs interactions in intensive care patients at a university hospital in Ceará, northeast Brazil. Of 102 patients studied, 72.5 percent were exposed to 311 potential drug-drug interactions; 64 percent of them were females aged 60 years or more and hospital stay was at leas...
Bipolar affective disorder and medication therapy: identifying barriers
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 16 (4), 2008
This study identified the barriers faced by people with bipolar affective disorder (BAD) regarding the need for continuous medication. The qualitative approach was used, and the methodological framework was based on the Grounded Theory in the light of Symbolic Interactionism. In total, of 14 people with ...
Creation and evaluation cycle of a distance module for nursing undergraduates, named "Medication admnistration"
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 16 (1), 2008
The objective of this study was to describe the creation cycle of the module "medication administration" and to evaluate it. It is an evaluation research, using the Engagement Theory as a methodological/theoretical approach carried out in two phases: the first related to the creation of the module and th...
Development and evaluation of a virtual learning environment in professional nursing courses
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (6), 2007
This study aimed to: develop and evaluate a Virtual Learning Environment in the theme administering medications in a professional nursing course in Curitiba/PR, Brazil. The program's elaboration was divided in three phases: 1- Virtual Learning Environment development Guide. Phase 2, corresponded to imple...
Medication preparation and administration: analysis of inquiries and information by the nursing team
Rev. latinoam. enferm; 15 (5), 2007
This study analyzed questions presented by nursing technicians and auxiliaries during medication preparation and administration. Data were collected through a form in which nurses who worked in the hospitalization unit of a general hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, were asked to take notes of any questions...
