[Medication prescribed to inpatients: the client's knowledge].
Errors along the process of medicine administration are some concerns referred to by nurses, and their occurrence can be minimized by providing clients with some guidance regarding medicine-based therapy. This descriptive study aimed at identifying inpatients level of information concerning medication prescribed to them. Exploratory and descriptive methodology was used. Seventy-six adult inpatients were interviewed. Their age ranged from 18 to 60 years, and 69.7% of them were female. Twenty-eight percent did not know the name of the first medicine prescribed to them, and 55% were not able to give information about their dosage. A reasonable number of clients knew nothing about medication they were using, or had misconceptions about it. A thorough understanding is paramount to Nursing professionals on their role to provide their patients with information on medication they are taking during their hospitalization time.
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo.
Ana Carolina Guidorizzi
AC
Zanetti
Izabela Ramos Moreira
IR
Afonso
Claudia Câmara
CC
Freire
Silvia Helena De Bortoli
SH
Cassiani
Paulo Celso Prado
PC
Teles Filho
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic