Medication error in a university hospital: perception and related factors
Abstract
The following research is a field, qualitative study performed with nursing workers in a surgical clinic of a university hospital in southern Brazil. It aimed at recognizing the perception of a nursing team on the medication errors and discussing the factors related to such event.A survey with open and closed question has been applied and the data were analyzed according to theme analysis.
The results indicate that the workers associate medication error with multifactor causes and the as factors influencing the error, they cite unreadable handwriting, talking in the medication room, work overload, lack of attention, lack of identification in the patient, bed, medication, time, and via.
Considering the data, it is vital that health organizations implement and use protocols relat
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