Adverse events associated to the use of equipment and materials in nursing care of hospitalized patients.

Objective: To analyze the occurrence of adverse events associated to the use of equipment and materials in nursing care.

Method: Quantitative, descriptive study, using the electronic records of adverse events notifications in an accredited hospital.

Results: A total of 1,065 adverse events were reported, of which 180 (16.

Development of a Virtual Learning Environment addressing adverse events in nursing.

The authors have developed a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) addressing the management of adverse events to promote continuing education for nurses, including the following themes: pressure ulcer, medication errors, phlebitis, fall, and loss of nasogastroenteral probes. The pedagogical framework was grounded on the information processing theory and this applied study used the Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) model to develop the program. The environment was developed with HTML language through Microsoft Office Word 2003®.

Chemical occupational risks identified by nurses in a hospital environment.

Hospital nursing workers are exposed to occupational chemical risks. This quantitative study aimed to identify what chemical substances nurses have contact with in their activities, what substances cause health problems and what alterations correspond to possible problems caused by the chemical products they mention. A self-administered data collection instrument was answered by 53 nurses, who mentioned exposure mainly to antibiotics and benzene (100%), iodine (98.

[Chemical risks nursing workers are subject to: a literature review].

This study consisted of a bibliographical survey in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and ILO-CIS BULLETIN - SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK, with a view to identifying the main agents that can favor contact with these risks and cause health alterations in nursing workers. 37 articles were found, only four of which were published in national journals. Articles reported on the detection of chemical risks in the manipulation of cytostatic drugs; in the exposure to anesthetic gases, formaldehyde/glutaraldehyde vapor and sterilizing gases, among others.