[Medication: ethical and legal aspects for nursing].
This article treats of the duties and responsibilities of nursing staff concerning medication process. From a survey about the valid legislation, the authors made considerations about the legal implications to the nursing staff, especially related to the assistance quality detours involving the medication process, as well as the contradictions in law that restrict the information access about medication to these professionals.
Fakih
Flávio Trevisani
FT
Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Freitas
Genival Fernandes de
GF
Secoli
Sílvia Regina
SR
D001938:Brazil; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000941:ethics* / Q000451:nursing*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing