Özet:

Newborns make up a significant percentage of the world’s population. One of the factors affecting death rates and patient safety in newborns is the application errors in the health field. The medication errors are in the first place. Special dosage drug protocols in newborns prepare the ground for drug errors, drug effectiveness, pharmacokinetics and dynamics. Furthermore, physiological maturity and communication restrictions increase exposure to drug errors. The cause of medication errors is the miscalculation of doses and the wrong time application. The most common types of medications are antibiotics and analgesics. As a result of drug errors, approximately 1% of persistent injury and death can be seen. It is recommended to reduce drug application errors and use integrated automation systems for safe drug application. Nurses have an important role in noticing and preventing errors in newborns and children in order to reduce the risks in the process of taking the drug. Safe drug applications will increase the physical, mental and social well-being of newborns. The aim of this collection is to create a general perspective on the types, causes, problems it causes and prevention of drug application errors in newborns.

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