ANÁLISE DE PRESCRIÇÕES MÉDICAS E A SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE EM UM HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO

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https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-12021

Abstract

The objective was to investigate the use of medications in hospitalized children and possible inadequacies in medical prescriptions, which may contribute to the occurrence of errors in the medication process. Cross-sectional and retrospective study, carried out in a Pediatric Hospital in the State of Tocantins, through the analysis of medical prescriptions. The project was approved by the local Research Ethics Committee and data were collected in June 2019, using an instrument consisting of 27 items, derived from the 'Safety in Prescription, Use and Administration of Medicines' protocol of the National Health Surveillance Agency; 54 prescriptions for children's medications were analyzed, who had a mean age of 3.11 years (SD 3.22) and prevalent diagnoses related to the respiratory system (50%). An average of 7.25 drugs (SD 4.02) was identified per prescription, with a predominance of drugs administered intravenously (87.04%). The study also identified illegibility in 16.67% of drug prescriptions, as well as omission of relevant information, which can contribute to the occurrence of errors during the medication process. There is a need to raise awareness among professionals, through permanent education in the service, regarding the failures in prescriptions, so that the inconsistencies found are corrected.

Author Biographies

Thalita Araújo do Nascimento

Enfermeira graduada pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Sidiany Pimentel Mendes

Enfermeira graduada pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Rachel Chaves de Macedo

Aluna do 9º período do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Leidiene Ferreira Santos

Docente, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Juliana Maria Barbosa Bertho de Oliveira

Docente, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Bastoni da Silva, J., Araújo do Nascimento, T. ., Pimentel Mendes, S., Chaves de Macedo, R. ., Ferreira Santos, L., & Barbosa Bertho de Oliveira, J. M. . (2023). ANÁLISE DE PRESCRIÇÕES MÉDICAS E A SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE EM UM HOSPITAL PEDIÁTRICO. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-12021

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