Professionals' Perception of a Strategy to Avoid Interruptions During Medication Handling.
J Patient Saf
; 19(1): 29-35, 2023 01 01.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The use of vests for handling medication (prescription, preparation, and dispensing) in the emergency department is a strategy designed to increase patient safety by reducing interruptions and, consequently, medication errors. In this study, we aim to assess how professionals perceive the use of vests in a pediatric emergency department of a tertiary hospital. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pediatric emergency physicians and nurses in October and November 2019. We analyzed the results of a 19-item survey on the perception of vests as a tool for reducing interruptions and medication errors.RESULTS:
In this study, 91 surveys were delivered and 89 (97.8%) were completed. One hundred percent of the professionals were aware of the vests. Nurses reported the following reasons for not using the vest high workload (25%) and preparation of nebulized and oral medications (25%). One hundred percent of doctors asked for the vest because of forgetfulness. Thirty-five physicians (81.4%) and 17 nurses (85.0%) said that wearing the vest, they were rarely or never interrupted. Eighty-two respondents (93.2%) agreed that vests are an effective strategy for minimizing medication errors.CONCLUSIONS:
Although medical professionals consider vests to be a useful strategy to prevent interruptions and reduce medication errors, adherence to the protocol is low, so a promotion strategy is needed to encourage professionals to use the vests.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Segurança do Paciente
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Erros de Medicação
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Patient Saf
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article