Medications errors and health-related quality of life of nursing professionals in intensive care units

This study identifies the prevalence of medication errors in ICUs reported by nursing professionals, compares the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health status changes of those professionals both involved and not involved with medication errors in ICUs. A total of 94 nursing professionals...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2010-11, Vol.18 (6), p.1062-1069
Main Authors: Pelliciotti, Josikélem da Silva Sodré, Kimura, Miako
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Status
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data
NURSING
Nursing Staff
Quality of Life
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Summary:This study identifies the prevalence of medication errors in ICUs reported by nursing professionals, compares the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health status changes of those professionals both involved and not involved with medication errors in ICUs. A total of 94 nursing professionals in three ICUs of a private hospital were studied: 39 (41.5%) nurses and 55 (58.5%) nursing technicians. HRQoL was assessed through the Portuguese version of the SF-36 instrument. Eighteen professionals (19.1%) reported medication errors during the month prior to data collection. The errors were reported in 61.1% of the cases and the most frequent ones were those in the administration phase (67.8%). The professionals who reported medication errors displayed worse health conditions than those who did not report errors.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/S0104-11692010000600004