PREPARO DE MEDICAMENTOS ENDOVENOSOS PARA ADULTOS HOSPITAIZADOS: DESEMPENHO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.30120170114

• Palavras-chave: Segurança do Paciente; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Injeções Intravenosas.

• Keywords: Patient safety; Nursing care; Intravenous Injections.

• Abstract:

  Objetive; to evaluate the performance of nursing professionals in

  the preparation of intravenous medications for hospitalized adults. Method; It is a

  descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, developed

  a state hospital of reference in infectious diseases in Fortaleza-CE. The sample

  consisted of 111 observations from eight professionals who performed intravenous

  drug preparation. For data collection, a check-list instrument was used to evaluate the

  seven actions related to drug preparation. Data were stored in a database in Microsoft

  Excel of Windows 2010, processed and analyzed by descriptive statistics, based on

  the relevant literature. Results; The following actions had satisfactory results: Check

  the medication label with the prescription (86,4%). Reconstituted medication in distilled

  water or saline (81%) and properly dispose of materials used during the procedure

  (92.5%). However, the unsatisfactory actions were: Verify the integrity of the envelopes

  (15.3%); Inspect the vial (16.2%); Observe the expiration date (8.1%); Identifies the

  prepared medication (9.9%). Conclusion: identified satisfactory performance of the

  professionals in three actions (>70%), however four actions had unsatisfactory results

  (<70%), being necessary professional development on the theme to minimize the risks

  of errors to improve the quality of care provided to hospitalized patients.

• Número de páginas: 15