Safety and protection for hospitalized children: literature review

This narrative-descriptive review is about the safety/protection of hospitalized children who, due to their fragility, vulnerability and peculiar growth and development conditions need special attention from health professionals. This study aimed to identify knowledge production on safety, protectio...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2009-05, Vol.17 (3), p.410-416
Main Authors: Schatkoski, Aline Modelski, Wegner, Wiliam, Algeri, Simone, Pedro, Eva Neri Rubim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child, Hospitalized
Humans
NURSING
Safety
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Summary:This narrative-descriptive review is about the safety/protection of hospitalized children who, due to their fragility, vulnerability and peculiar growth and development conditions need special attention from health professionals. This study aimed to identify knowledge production on safety, protection and violence to hospitalized children between 1997 and 2007. In total, 15 national and international articles were analyzed, using the key words: hospitalized child, safety, violence and nursing. This qualitative approach enabled the development of four categories: adverse occurrences; medication errors; notification of adverse occurrences; and safety of pediatric patients. Results indicate the need to develop strategies to reduce the probability of these events occurring during children's hospitalization, so that they do not suffer any problem neither violation of their fundamental rights.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/S0104-11692009000300020