PREPARATION OF INTRAMUSCULAR DRUGS IN PEDIATRICS: NURSING TEAM

• Main Authors: Rafaela de Oliveira Mota (Author), Eva Anny Wélly de Souza Brito (Author), Thais Lima Vieira de Souza (Author), Laryssa Miranda Vidal Cavalcante Farias (Author), Érica Oliveira Matias (Author), Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The objective of this study was to analyze work by a nursing team regarding the environmental organization, preparation and dilution of drugs administered intramuscularly in a pediatric setting. This was an observational and quantitative study developed through 327 observations of the preparation of intramuscular medication from December 2014 to May 2015 in a pediatric hospital in Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará. Observations employed a two-stage checklist: organization of the environment with four actions; preparation and dilution of medications with 12 actions. For organization of the environment, performance regarding the action of organizing the bench with a count of 231 (70.6%) was satisfactory. The stage of medication preparation and dilution achieved satisfactory performance in six actions: separation of cotton balls soaked with alcohol from dry ones with 252 (77%); selection of syringe compatible with the volume to be administered with 264 (80.7%); proper selection of the needle for aspiration with 233 (71.2%); needle for administration with 320 (97.8%); change of needle after preparation with 266 (81.3%); reconstitution of medication in distilled water with 327 (100%). This allowed for the identification of weaknesses, such as observing the sell-by date of medications and identifying the medications prepared, actions that interfere with the safe administration of medications in pediatrics.

Item Description

10.5380/ce.v21i5.45619
1414-8536
2176-9133