Abstract Objective: To evaluate whether the patient’s identification before the administration of medications and fluids by nursing professionals follows the guidelines established by the World Health Organization, 2007. Methodology: Quantitative study with a descriptive approach, implemented by means of observation, conducted between August and November 2010 with 13 nursing professionals in a Pediatric Inpatient Unit in a teaching hospital of Santa Catarina. Results: Were performed 223 observations in which 142 times the patients were identified in someway before the administration […]
