title: [Medication-related adverse events: perception of nursing aides].
abstract: The process of administering medication is linked to an elevated rate of adverse events and has been the focus of institutional investments. This study aimed at uncovering the perception of nursing aides regarding medication-related adverse events. A qualitative research was carried out with ten nursing aides from a clinical and surgical inpatient unit in a university hospital in Porto Alegre,RS, Brazil. Results show that the factors most commonly involved in medication errors are work overload and incorrect patient/client identification, as well as other associated factors. It was concluded that there is a need for the development of actions that favor cultural change that guarantees patient safety in hospital institutions.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. vlamb@pucrs.br
authors.forename: Valéria Lamb
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Corbellini
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Lore
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: Solange Fassbinder
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Frantz
authors.forename: Tatiana Gonçalves
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Godinho
authors.forename: Janete de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Urbanetto
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors; D009728:Nursing Assistants