NURSING’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDICATION ERRORS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Authors

  • Elaine Cristina Novatzki Forte Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Francele Luz Machado Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Denise Elvira Pires de Pires Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i5.43324

Keywords:

Nursing, Medication Errors, Patient Safety.

Abstract

This integrative review aimed to identify in the literature the relationship between medication errors and the nursing team. The study was undertaken by two independent collaborators, in three databases, in the period 2011 – 2015, with 32 studies. The results were divided in two macrocategories: characteristics of the studies, and the direct and indirect relationships between nursing and the medication errors. The direct relationships refer to issues of the professional ambit, such as lack of knowledge and of experience, failures in communication, stress and the distraction of the professionals. The indirect relationships are made up of issues related to prescribing and dispensing, the patient’s physical conditions, and errors in the production of the medications. It is concluded that, besides the nursing staff working in administering medications with a view to safe care for the patient, they can act as a barrier to errors arising from other phases of the medication process.

Author Biographies

Elaine Cristina Novatzki Forte, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem pela UFSC. Doutoranda em Enfermagem pela UFSC.Membro do Grupo Praxis - Trabalho, Cidadania, Saúde e Enfermagem.

Francele Luz Machado, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Acadêmica de Graduação em Enfermagem na UFSC. Membro do Grupo Praxis - Trabalho, Cidadania, Saúde e Enfermagem. Bolsista CNPq, PIBIC/IC.

Denise Elvira Pires de Pires, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pela UFSC. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFSC. Membro do Grupo Praxis - Trabalho, Cidadania, Saúde e Enfermagem.

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Published

2016-08-17

How to Cite

Novatzki Forte, E. C., Machado, F. L., & Pires de Pires, D. E. (2016). NURSING’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDICATION ERRORS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(5). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i5.43324

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 5 (2016)

Section

Review

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