Patient safety: nursing practice in antibiotic administration
International Journal of Development Research
Patient safety: nursing practice in antibiotic administration
Received 16th August, 2019; Received in revised form 17th September, 2019; Accepted 28th October, 2019; Published online 30th November, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Rosália Teixeira Luz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To observe the nursing practice regarding the management of antibiotic therapy. Methods: This is a prospective, longitudinal and observational direct and structured quantitative research of nursing care in patients using antibiotics in a large hospital. Data collection occurred through a structured checklist. The research was approved by the UniEVANGELICA Research Ethics Committee. Results: The analysis obtained 2,811 observations of professionals' actions in the process of preparation, preparation and administration of 150 doses of prescribed antibiotics from 150 medical records. There was a predominance of cephalosporin prescription (24%). The errors found were 03 drug interactions, namely, levofloxacin with hydrocostisone (2%) caused by the nurse's schedule, and ciprofloxacin with hydrocortisone (1%). Labeling errors (n: 120/120). Time errors in administration (88/131), among others. Conclusion: There is a large number of professionals who are losing their good nursing practices.
