2014
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i4.1655-1665
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Nursing actions for a safe medications administration: an integrative review

Abstract: Objective: To present the nursing actions published on the errors prevention during the medications administration in the ICU. Method: This is a survey of integrative review, by including papers on nursing actions to reduce errors during the medications administration, published in the period from 2005 to 2011 and indexed in the following databases: LILACS, BDENF and SciELO. Results: we have selected and analyzed 13 papers that met the selection criteria. The discussion was designed from the types of errors. I… Show more

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“…The responsibility of the nursing staff within the multiprofessional team is great. Regarding drug safety, nurses play an important role, as they are present during several stages of the drug process; thus, this professional can prevent drug interaction, for example, by identifying a potential interaction in the prescription (11) . The most relevant classes of ICU prescriptions are usually associated with clinical and surgical characteristics of hospitalized patients (2) , such as the need for electrolyte replacement, pain relief, the inherent risk of infection, and the prevention of peptic ulcers.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The responsibility of the nursing staff within the multiprofessional team is great. Regarding drug safety, nurses play an important role, as they are present during several stages of the drug process; thus, this professional can prevent drug interaction, for example, by identifying a potential interaction in the prescription (11) . The most relevant classes of ICU prescriptions are usually associated with clinical and surgical characteristics of hospitalized patients (2) , such as the need for electrolyte replacement, pain relief, the inherent risk of infection, and the prevention of peptic ulcers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Identification of the patient through two means and adoption of protocols and guidelines for the administration of medications are essential Nursing actions to minimize the occurrence of errors 21 .…”
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confidence: 99%