Resultados: 10

Interruptions and nursing workload during medication administration process

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the sources and causes of interruptions during the medication administration process performed by a nursing team and measure its frequency, duration and impact on the team's workload. Métodos: This is an observational study that timed 121 medication rounds (preparati...

Cost-effectiveness of infusion pumps to reduce errors in a Pediatric ICU

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze cost-effectiveness and to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of the use of infusion pumps with drug library to reduce errors in intravenous drug administration in pediatric and neonatal patients in Intensive Care Units. Methods: Mathematical modeling for econo...

Evaluation of color-coded drug labeling to identify endovenous medicines

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the opinion of nursing professionals on the design, practicality of use and the usefulness of color-coded drug labeling in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 42 nursing professionals. A structured questionnaire was used based on a five-...

Strategies to minimize medication errors in emergency units: an integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the strategies used by the Nursing team to minimize medication errors in emergency units. Method: Integrative literature review in the PubMed, BDenf, Cochrane and LILACS databases. Timeless research, without language limitation, performed by peers. Articles published in fu...

Medication administration - nursing workload and patient safety in clinical wards

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the characteristics of the work organization performed by nursing staff regarding medication administration procedures and their implications on the workload of these professionals and on patient safety. Method: the study design is exploratory, with mixed method research ...

Case study: using participatory photographic methods for the prevention of medication errors

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the experience of using participatory photographic research methods to engage nurses and researchers in a collaborative study to improve medication safety conditions, particularly in patients with feeding tubes in a nursing home for the elderly (NHE). Method: This qualit...

Assessment of the preparation and administration of oral medications to institutionalized children

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the preparation and administration of oral medications to institutionalized children by nursing professionals. Method: quantitative study, developed from August to September 2016, in a shelter in Fortaleza, Ceará. 323 observations of preparation and administration of or...

Environmental variables and errors in the preparation and administration of medicines

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the relationship between environmental factors and errors in the preparation and administration of antibacterial. Method: an observational, cross-sectional study conducted between August and December, 2014 in two clinical units. The sample consisted of 265 doses of medic...

Análise da ocorrência de evento adverso pós-vacinação decorrente de erro de imunização

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a ocorrência de Evento Adverso Pós-Vacinação (EAPV) decorrente de erro de imunização, no Paraná, de 2003 a 2013. Método: pesquisa descritiva documental, retrospectiva, quantitativa, utilizando dados secundários do Sistema de Informação de Evento Adverso Pós-Vacina...

Medicamentos orais de uma unidade hospitalar: adequação ao uso por cateteres enterais

Rev. bras. enferm; 69 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: descrever o perfil de medicamentos orais padronizados em uma unidade hospitalar e verificar sua adequação quanto ao uso por cateteres enterais, de acordo com recomendações da literatura. Método: estudo descritivo, com dados sobre medicamentos coletados do Sistema de Dispensação ...