Cuidados de Enfermeria en Prevención de la Automedicación en niños menores de 5 años
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2021-09
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Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Enfermería
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La automedicación en niños es un tema que toma mayor relevancia, debido al incremento de
consumo de fármacos sin prescripción médica adecuada, por lo cual, el rol del personal
enfermero se lo relaciona con el del médico, puesto que este se encarga de brindar y cuidar a
detalle todas y cada una de las indicaciones dadas por los especialistas para la pronta
recuperación del paciente. Por lo cual, se planteó como objetivo el identificar los cuidados de
enfermería en la prevención de la automedicación en niños menores de 5 años. La metodología
que se utilizó fue la investigación cuantitativa, de acuerdo a su finalidad es una investigación
de campo y bibliográfica, mientras que por su objetivo gnoseológico fue descriptivo y
transversal, así como, un enfoque positivista, la técnica fue la encuesta e instrumento el
cuestionario, la muestra fue de 26 padres seleccionados por muestreo por conveniencia. Los
resultados del estudio mostraron que el 80.8% de los niños toman medicamentos, siendo el
84.6% de ellos sin prescripción médica, teniendo el 57.7% de los infantes síntomas de fiebre,
esto se debió a que el 26.9% de los padres lo hicieron por recomendación de familiares, los
cuales según el 50.0% de los padres fueron analgésicos, al final el 80.8% de los representantes
no conocían sobre los efectos adversos del medicamento dado.
Self-medication in children is a topic that takes on greater relevance, due to the increase in the consumption of drugs without adequate medical prescription, therefore, the role of the nursing staff is related to that of the doctor, since he is in charge of providing and caring for in detail each and every one of the indications given by the specialists for the speedy recovery of the patient. Therefore, the objective was to identify nursing care in the prevention of self medication in children under 5 years of age. The methodology used was quantitative research, according to its purpose it is a field and bibliographic research, while its gnoseological objective was descriptive and cross-sectional, as well as a positivist approach, the technique was the survey and the questionnaire instrument, the sample consisted of 26 parents selected by convenience sampling. The results of the study showed that 80.8% of children take medications, 84.6% of them without a prescription, 57.7% of infants having symptoms of fever, this was due to the fact that 26.9% of parents did so for recommendation of relatives, who according to 50.0% of the parents were analgesics, in the end 80.8% of the representatives did not know about the adverse effects of the given medication.
Self-medication in children is a topic that takes on greater relevance, due to the increase in the consumption of drugs without adequate medical prescription, therefore, the role of the nursing staff is related to that of the doctor, since he is in charge of providing and caring for in detail each and every one of the indications given by the specialists for the speedy recovery of the patient. Therefore, the objective was to identify nursing care in the prevention of self medication in children under 5 years of age. The methodology used was quantitative research, according to its purpose it is a field and bibliographic research, while its gnoseological objective was descriptive and cross-sectional, as well as a positivist approach, the technique was the survey and the questionnaire instrument, the sample consisted of 26 parents selected by convenience sampling. The results of the study showed that 80.8% of children take medications, 84.6% of them without a prescription, 57.7% of infants having symptoms of fever, this was due to the fact that 26.9% of parents did so for recommendation of relatives, who according to 50.0% of the parents were analgesics, in the end 80.8% of the representatives did not know about the adverse effects of the given medication.
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AUTOMEDICACIÓN, CUIDADOS DE ENFERMERIA, PREVENCIÓN, EFECTOS ADVERSOS