The review had as objective to analyse the nursing scientific production about the medicine administration, during the period from 1999 to 2004. For the search of the articles it was consulted articles of nursing index in Medline and LILACS databases during the period from April to June 2005. It was found 25 articles in 7 journals indexed in Qualis, national and international articles, categories A and B. We chose content analysis and system of categorization. We verified that scientific production is about several aspects, pointing the need of studies about ethics issues. We concluded that care must be expressed taking in consideration the diverse human aspects.
Medication systems; Nursing; Care
