Medications Errors and Health-Related Quality of Life of Nursing Professionals in Intensive Care Units

Authors

  • Josikélem da Silva Sodré Pelliciotti Hospital Sírio Libanês
  • Miako Kimura Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000600004

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Health Status, Nursing, Team, Medication Errors, Intensive Care Units

Abstract

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.

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Published

2010-12-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 6 (2010)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Medications Errors and Health-Related Quality of Life of Nursing Professionals in Intensive Care Units . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(6), 1062-1069. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000600004