Difficulties experienced by nursing professionals in the preparation of medicine

• Published in: Rev. RENE Vol. 15; no. 4
• Main Authors: Silva, Cícera Maria Braz da, Araújo, Leonardo José Dantas Pinheiro de, Costa, Edilma De Oliveira, Fernandes, Maria Isabel Da Conceição Dias, Lira, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho, Azevêdo, Ozimar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Medication Errors; Nursing Care; Patient Safety; Pharmaceutical Preparations

We aimed at analyzing the difficulties experienced by nursing professionals during the preparation of medication. It is a descriptive study conducted in a university hospital in a city in northeastern Brazil. 25 nursing professionals were interviewed, using a semi-structured interview script, during...