Nursing training on the administration of medication in pediatrics: an assessment of observed and self-reported behavior

Abstract

Objectives: to evaluate the effect of a training program on the administration of intravenous drugs in pediatric patients on the observed and self-reported behavior of the nursing team. Methods: evaluation study carried out with 38 professionals during three phases: Assessment of the behavior observed in the actions performed before training; Training implementation; and Assessment of observed and self-reported behaviors (immediately and six months after training). Results: in the observed behavior, there was an improvement in six (6/12) hand hygiene actions; five (5/14) pertaining to environment Organization, selection, and preparation of materials; and in seven (7/10) referring to the Orientation of the procedure, administration and monitoring of the patient’s reactions. In self-reported behavior, there was an improvement in two (2/8) actions. Conclusions: the training resulted in an improvement in the actions of nursing professionals related to the administration of intravenous medications, both in observed and in self-reported behavior.

Clinical Supervision in Improving the Quality of Nursing Care: Empowerment of Medical-Surgical Hospitalization Teams

“…Also, according to the results, we can infer that the leadership of the supervisor, based on the involvement and trust of the nursing teams, promoted interpersonal relationships, critical thinking, coping strategies, and evidence-improvement actions with global awareness of the practice. As concluded in the study of evaluating the relationship between leadership and teams, which indicated that the close relationship between supervisor and supervisee is fundamental in the identifcation of nurses' characteristics, skills, and limitations in order to proactively defne training according to individual and team needs [24][25][26].…”