Analysis of medication errors in Neonatal Intensive Care: A systematic review.

Medication errors, potentially causing harm and causing harm, increase significantly in newborns cared for in intensive care settings. In this sense, this work carries out a systematic review to analyze the most current evidence in relation to medication errors in neonatal intensive care, discussing the topics that refer to health technology from smart pumps, cost-effectiveness of medications, the practice of nursing professionals on the medication administration process and quality improvement models. In this way, it could be considered a useful tool to promote quality and safety in neonatal intensive care.

[Primary care pathways and locations during the pandemic in a rural area of Alicante].

This paper describes the means of health care used in a primary health care centre (PHCC) in a rural area to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. After conducting a cross-sectional study using health questionnaire with 243 patients (100 COVID-19 and 143 other pathologies), we observed that general medical care was 100% by telephone, and little use was made of the portal for citizen information and appointment requests of the Conselleria de Sanitat de la Comunidad Valenciana. Nursing attended 100% by telephone, as did the PHCC doctors and the PHCC emergencies; in the case of taking samples, blood samples and wound care it was face-to-face (men 91%, women 88%), and at home (9% and 12%).

[Urinary tract infections in older adults: Etiology and antimicrobial susceptibilities in a southern area of Spain].

Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most prevalent diseases in clinical practice and increases in patients older than 65years compared to middle-aged patients. In order to improve empirical treatment, the etiology and antibiotic sensitivity profile of the most frequent bacteria that produce UTIs in older people have been studied.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study in which isolated micro-organisms with significant counts in urine samples from patients with UTI were included.

[Effectiveness of the influenza vaccine in the prevention of influenza in people over 65 years of age].

Introduction: Influenza is one of the diseases with the greatest epidemiological impact and of maximum relevance in the management of health services. The flu vaccine can have great variability each season, so our objective was to find out the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for the 2017/2018 season for the prevention of severe cases of flu in people over 65 years of age in a 385-bed acute general hospital.

Material And Method: Study of cases and controls.

[Medication safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in primary care nurses].

Objective: To know the perception of nurses about the factors that influence the safe administration of medications during the COVID-19 period, in the work context in a primary care health department of the Spanish national health system.

Design: This is a qualitative phenomenological study. SITE: Carried out in the Department of Health 21 (Alicante, Spain) between the months of September 2021 and November 2021.

[Perception of the safe administration of medications in primary care].

The purpose of this study was to know the perception of nurses about safety in the preparation and administration of medications in a primary care health department of the Spanish national health system. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Carried out in the Health Department 21 (Alicante, Spain) in the months of September to November 2021.

Nurses' Perceptions on the Implementation of a Safe Drug Administration Protocol and Its Effect on Error Notification.

Patient safety and quality of care are fundamental pillars in the health policies of various governments and international organizations. The purpose of this study is to evaluate nurses' perceptions on the degree of implementation of a protocol for the standardization of care and to measure its influence on notification of adverse events related to the administration of medications. This comparative study used data obtained from questionnaires completed by 180 nurses from medical and surgical units.