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Nursing & Healthcare
December 03-04 , 2018
Amsterdam, Nether l ands
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Nursing & Healthcare 2018
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between the prevalence of errors in
medication process and interruptions in the nursing work in medical clinic
inpatient units in two public hospitals in the Federal District, Brazil.
Method:
Observational, comparative and exploratory quantitative character.
Data were collected from Jul’ 2012 to May’ 2014. The sample consisted of
health professionals involved in the medication process, is 8 in the Hospital 1
and 18 in the Hospital 2.
Results:
In Hospital 1, were observed 484 doses and a total of 865 errors, of
which 464 (56.3%) were directly related to work interruptions. In Hospital 2
were observed 415 doses and 583 medication errors, and these, 118 (24.4%)
were associated with interruptions.
Conclusions:
work interruptions negatively influence the medication
process, jeopardizing patient safety. Risk management measures should be
implemented in order to reduce sources of interruptions in nursing work and
reduce the chance of adverse medication events.
Biography
Cris Renata Grou Volpe is currently teaching at the University of
Brasilia -UNB, completed Master of Health Sciences University
of Sao Paulo and a PhD in Nursing at the Graduate Nursing
Program (UNB). She has experience in nursing, with emphasis
on fundamental nursing, medical and gerontology acting on the
following topics: nursing in adult health and elderly, medicine,
nursing in public health, semiotics/semiotics and nursing
process.
crgrou@unb.brInterruptions in nursing work: safety in the preparation and
administration of the drug
Cris Renata Grou Volpe, Marina Morato Stival Lima, Tania
Cristina Morais Santa Barbara Rehem, Luciano Ramos de Lima,
Silvana Schwerz Funghetto, Walterlânia Silva Santos, Breno de
Sousa Santana and Barbara Soares Rodrigues
University of Brasilia, Brazil
Cris Renata Grou Volpe et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C5-015