Assessment of the preparation and administration of oral medications to institutionalized children

• Main Authors: Caroline Magna Pessoa Chaves (Author), Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima (Author), Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes (Author), Érica Oliveira Matias (Author), Patrícia Rebouças Araújo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0197
• Keywords: Institutionalized Child; Oral Administration; Pediatric Nursing; Institutionalization; Nursing Care; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 71, Iss suppl 3, Pp 1388-1394

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the preparation and administration of oral medications to institutionalized children by nursing professionals. Method: quantitative study, developed from August to September 2016, in a shelter in Fortaleza, Ceará. 323 observations of preparation and administration of oral drugs were carried out. Interview and non-participant direct observation of the process of drug administration were performed, whose data were analyzed through descriptive statistics. Results: Of the 29 actions of preparation and administration of the drugs, ten were considered satisfactory. Sanitizing of hands before touching the pills occurred in only 5.2% of the observations and cleansing of the bottle for liquid drugs was performed in 23.8%. The actions "check the right child"; "checking medication with the prescription", and "check the right dose" obtained percentages below 15%. Conclusion: measures recommended by the literature for the administration of medication were not, in their clear majority, followed, making specific training and protocols necessary.