Interaˋˋo medicamentosa: conhecimento de enfermeiros das unidades de terapia intensiva

作者：Faria; Leila Marcia Pereira de; Cassiani; Silvia Helena de Bortoli

来源：ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 2011.

DOI：10.1590/S0103-21002011000200017

• safety management
• safety
• drug interactions
• knowledge.

objective: to evaluate adult intensive care unit (icu) nurses%26apos; knowledge of medication interactions (im) in three public hospitals in goias. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted using a population of 64 and a sample of 51 nurses. an instrument was constructed to collect data, using information from the database micromedex ˋ. results: regarding the knowledge of clinical management of im, there was approximately the same number of right and wrong answers among 50% of the nurses. nurses had better knowledge about drugs with sedative and analgesic action; nurses demonstrated less knowledge about drugs with anti-infective and anti-hypertensive actions. conclusion: it is necessary to sensitize the authorities and professionals about the importance of im in the icu, and to implement actions for patient safety related to drug therapy.

• 出版日期2011