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Errors in preparation and medication management in nursing professionals

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dc.contributor.authorAlves, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Matilde
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-20T14:15:17Z
dc.date.available2016-10-20T14:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe preparation and administration of medications is one of the most common and relevant functions of nurses, demanding great responsibility. Incorrect administration of medication, currently constitutes a serious problem in health services, and is considered one of the main adverse effects suffered by hospitalized patients. Objectives: Identify the major errors in the preparation and administration of medication by nurses in hospitals and know what factors lead to the error occurred in the preparation and administration of medication. Methods: A systematic review of the literature. Deined as inclusion criteria: original scientiic papers, complete, published in the period 2011 to May 2016, the SciELO and LILACS databases, performed in a hospital environment, addressing errors in preparation and administration of medication by nurses and in Portuguese language. After application of the inclusion criteria obtained a sample of 7 articles. Results: The main errors identiied in the pr eparation and administration of medication were wrong dose 71.4%, wrong time 71.4%, 57.2% dilution inadequate, incorrect selection of the patient 42.8% and 42.8% via inadequate. The factors that were most commonly reported by the nursing staff, as the cause of the error was the lack of human appeal 57.2%, inappropriate locations for the preparation of medication 57.2%, the presence of noise and low brightness in preparation location 57, 2%, professionals untrained 42.8%, fatigue and stress 42.8% and inattention 42.8%. Conclusions: The literature shows a high error rate in the preparation and administration of medication for various reasons, making it important that preventive measures of this occurrence are implemented.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAlves, Adriana; Rodrigues, Eduardo; Martins, Matilde (2016). Errors in preparation and medication management in nursing professionals. . Atención Primaria. ISSN 0212-6567. 48 (espec. cong 1), p. 145-145pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0212-6567
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/13415
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNursingpt_PT
dc.subjectMedication errorspt_PT
dc.titleErrors in preparation and medication management in nursing professionalspt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage145pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage145pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAtención Primariapt_PT
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person.givenNameMatilde
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