USE OF SAFETY BARRIERS IN THE PREPARATION OF VASOACTIVE DRUGS AND SEDATIVES/ANALGESICS IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE

• Autor(a) principal: Julca, Carla Susana Martinez
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Rocha, Patrícia Kuerten, Tomazoni, Andreia, Manzo, Bruna Figueiredo, de Souza, Sabrina, Anders, Jane Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Cogitare Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/54247
• topic: Enfermagem; Pediatria; Segurança do paciente; Segurança do paciente; Erros de medicação; Administração intravenosa; Sistemas de medicação no hospital; Enfermagem pediátrica.; Seguridad del paciente; Errores de medicación; Administración intravenosa; Sistemas de medicaciónen el hospital; Enfermería pediátrica.; Patient safety; Medication errors;Intravenous administration; Medication systems, hospital; Pediatric nursing.

Objective: to analyze the use of safety barriers in the preparation of vasoactive drugs and sedatives/analgesics. Method:quantitative study, with 204 observations during the preparation of medications in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the Pediatric Hospital of the State of Santa Catarina, between March 2016 and May 2017. The barriers analyzed were: type of prescription; transcription of the medication, identification of the patient and data on the label; label attachment; double checking; preparation of continuous infusions; and interruptions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results:the safety barriers were related to written prescription (93.6%); transcription of the medication on the label (87.7%); patient identification on the label only by the first name (96%); data relating to the medication on the label failing to include the transcription of the route of administration (99.4%); double checking (34.6%); and interruptions during the preparation (52.9%). Conclusion: this study alerts the area to the need to implement barriers so as to promote safe clinical practice.