학술논문

Use of technologies in intravenous therapy: contributions to a safer practice
Document Type
article
Source
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. June 2017 70(3)
Subject
Infusion Pumps
Patient Safety
Critical Care
Nursing
Intravenous Infusions
Language
English
ISSN
0034-7167
Abstract
Objectives: To identify what are the difficulties of the nursing staff in the management of technologies during intravenous therapy (IVT) and discuss the difficulties identified under the perspective of patient's safety. Method: Descriptive study of qualitative approach with data collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by the Alceste software. Results: The greatest difficulty of cognitive and technical emphasis was the lack of training; and regarding administrative emphasis, the greatest difficulty was the lack of material and human resources. Infusion pumps and their proper use were highlighted as the technological resource that most contributed to patient safety. Final considerations: The lack of training is presented as the greatest difficulty of nursing professionals and permeates safety issues of both patient and professional when using the hard technologies in IVT. Training is essential to the development of techniques, considered nursing tools.