Medication administration errors in nursing

Abstract

Introduction: errors in the medication administration process correspond to multiple factors; such as the vulnerability of the user, the dynamics that exist within the units themselves and the confusion in pharmacological therapy, among others. The highest percentage of EPAMs occurs in the administration stage, so the role of nursing in prevention is essential. There are multiple strategies aimed at prevention, with different levels of complexity, in terms of implementation. Which will be mentio-ned in said project. However, it is important to know how these strategies have been implemented and the challenges that arise in the process.The project was carried out with the objective of assessing the impact on user safety and determining the  factors  with  the  highest  degree  of  occurrence  of  adverse  events  related  to  the  administration  of  medications,  by  the  nursing  staff.  Therefore, it can be affirmed that the time dedicated by the nursing staff in the hospital represents a very important task of dedication to the patient. This fact justifies the prioritization of this activity when evaluating the quality of its execution.

Objective: know the multiple causes that lead the nursing staff to misbehave the medication admi-nistration processMaterial and methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out by searchingfor scientific articles in the following databases: Cochrane, Embase, Medline y SciELO.

Conclusions: it is essential to make nursing professionals aware of the responsibility of complying with the rules in the administration of drugs the "10 correct" and thereby avoidunneces-sary risks to patients that can in some cases cause serious consequences. As well as carry out studies that allow us to identify elements related to the management, disposal and distribution of medicines, as well as the organization of services as documented sources that favor medication errors.