title: [Medication errors: analysis of what a hospital's nursing staff know].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine and discuss with the nursing staff their knowledge about what represents a medication error, the need to notify such an error and what would be necessary to put in these notifications. This is a descriptive quantitative study, carried out in a hospital, of which 72 professionals took part. Regarding the definition of medication errors, we found that 49 (68%) share the concept adopted in this study. Regarding the need of notification, 67 (93%) declared that there is such a need. As regards the content of the notification, 63 (85%) had a similar concept to the one used in this study. The need to further approach aspects related to medication errors was evident.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brasil. ppradotelles@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Paulo Celso Prado
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Telles Filho
authors.forename: Marcus Fernando da Silva
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Praxedes
authors.forename: Marcos Luciano Pimenta
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult