Resultados: 13

Evaluation of the Care Safety of Patients with Surgical Interventions from a High-Complexity Institution in Medellín, Colombia

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective. This work sought to evaluate care safety of patients with surgical interventions in the area of general surgery in terms of administrative problems in caring, incidents, and adverse events. Methods. This was an observational-type prospective descriptive study that followed up patien...

Evaluating pharmaceutical waste disposal in pediatric units

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (6), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE To verify the disposal of pharmaceutical waste performed in pediatric units. METHOD A descriptive and observational study conducted in a university hospital. The convenience sample consisted of pharmaceuticals discarded during the study period. Handling and disposal during preparatio...

Analysis of the discrepancies identified during medication reconciliation on patient admission in cardiology units: a descriptive study

ABSTRACT Objectives: this observational study aimed to describe the discrepancies identified during medication reconciliation on patient admission to cardiology units in a large hospital. Methods: the medication history of patients was collected within 48 hours after admission, and intentional and un...