Interruptions in nursing work: Safety in the preparation and administration of the drug

48^th Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference

March 04-06, 2019 | Barcelona, Spain

Cris Renata Grou Volpe, Marina Morato Stival Lima, Tania Cristina Morais Santa Barbara Rehem, Luciano Ramos de Lima, Silvana Schwerz Funghetto,Walterlania Silva Santos, Breno de Sousa Santana and Barbara Soares Rodrigues

Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the prevalence of errors in medication process and interruptions in the nursing work in medical clinic inpatient units in two public hospitals in the Federal District, Brazil.

Method: Observational, comparative and exploratory quantitative character. Data were collected from July 2012 to May 2014. The sample consisted of health professionals involved in the medication process, 8 in the Hospital 1 and 18 in the Hospital 2.

Results: In Hospital 1, 484 doses were observed and a total of 865 errors, of which 464 (56.3%) were directly related to work interruptions. In Hospital 2, 415 doses were observed and 583 medication errors, and these 118 (24.4%) were associated with interruptions.

Conclusions: Work interruptions negatively influence the medication process, jeopardizing patient safety. Risk management measures should be implemented in order to reduce sources of interruptions in nursing work and reduce the chance of adverse medication events.