Abstract
Objective:
To assess the knowledge of the nursing staff about drug therapy.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study that included the participation of 37 nursing professionals by using a structured and assessed instrument with four scenarios involving drug therapy.
Results:
The participants showed uniform knowledge about the drug therapy in all scenarios. However, in the third scenario, a statistically significant difference (p = 0.003) was observed among the professionals working in the research institution and studying at the same time, regarding the change of route for medication administration in cardiac arrest situations.
Conclusion:
The surveyed nursing professionals have knowledge about the drug therapy directed to the pediatric population in situations of emergency.
Keywords
Nursing assessment; Quality of health care; Medication systems; Emergence service, hospital; Child