Strategies for the prevention of errors in medication administration: a contribution to nursing practice

Obejctive: Identify the factors related to the professional practice of nursing what lead to errors in medication administration and analyze the strategies pointed to prevent and/or minimize these errors. Method: This is an integrative literature review. To the selection the analyzed material were used the databases SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS (Latin-American and Caribbean Literature in Science of Health) and BIREME (Virtual Health Library), in the period to april to june of 2013. Results: The strategies suggested for the prevention of errors, was the continuing education of professionals and the proper dimensioning. Conclusion: Educational measures and changes in nursing practices collaborate to prevent errors and promote holistic care with minimal risk and maximum quality.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Estratégias para a prevenção de erros na administração de medicamentos: contribuição para a prática da enfermagem ; Estrategias para la prevención de errores en la administración de fármacos: un aporte a la práctica de enfermería
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 390-400
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(6)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Arzneimittel ; Pflegepersonal ; Medikation ; Pflege ; Krankenpflege ; Fehler ; Berufspraxis ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Prophylaxe

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Carvalho, Moisés Lopes ; Elias, Conceição de Maria Vaz ; Carvalho, Patrícia Maria Gomes de ; Sales, Jaqueline Carvalho e Silva ; Carvalho, Moacira Lopes ; Landim, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n6Esp2p390
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55011-4
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST