Medicamentos potencialmente perigosos: o que sabem os profissionais da equipe cirúrgica?

Abstract

Introduction: Potentially dangerous drugs (MPP) are those that can cause significant harm topatients in the event of failure in their management. The objective is to assess the knowledgeof nurses and anesthesiologists who work in the operating room about potentially dangerousdrugs (MPP). Method: Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, with a quantitative approach, using a validated instrument, translated and adapted to the Braziliancontext, the Potentially Hazardous Medicines Questionnaire, which was applied to nurses and anesthesiologists in the operating room of a Public Hospital of the Federal District. Results: There was no statistically significant correlation between quantitative variables (age, times since training and time workingin CC) and the professional's knowledgeof potentially dangerous drugs. Conclusion: The analysis of the results showed us that professionals, nursesandanesthesiologists, have knowledg eof PPM.