Assessment of the preparation and administration of oral medications to institutionalized children - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

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

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.