Open AccessADVERSE EVENTS RELATED TO DRUG ADMINISTRATION BY THE NURSING TEAM:
Author(s) -
Aline Rodrigues Vaz,
Daniely Sousa De Oliveira,
Raquel Vilanova Araújoara,
Polyaorberta Mendes,
Carlos Átila Pereira de Araújo,
Catiane Raquel Sousa Fernandes,
Sara Machado Miranda Leal Barbosa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-5724
DOI - 10.51249/hes01.05.2021.493
Subject(s) - nausea , adverse effect , medicine , vomiting , hypoglycemia , food and drug administration , tachycardia , adverse drug reaction , emergency medicine , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , drug , medical emergency , psychiatry , insulin
Medications are key resources used to alleviate patient suffering, but they carry the inherent risk of causing adverse events. Method: this is an integrative review using the terms: nursing, medication, adverse drug events, medication administration and patients. Data were categorized in Excel and categorized according to the research question. Results: Among the types of adverse events found, nausea and vomiting prevailed (n= 5; 24%); hypotension (n=4; 17%); Tachycardia and drowsiness (n=3; 14%); allergic reaction (n=2; 10%), headache and hypoglycemia (n=1; 5%).Conclusion: ADE had a direct impact on the increase in the length of hospital stay, deaths and secondary damage to the patient's health, and indirectly on the increase costs of hospitalizations.