Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Medication Ordering Protocol to Improve Clinician and Nursing Experiences

Autor: Claire C, Ford, James B, Clements, Jacob T, Luty, Jackie K, Sharpe, Brittney N, Caldera, Alan J, Hunter
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal for Healthcare Quality. 45:1-9
ISSN: 1945-1474
1062-2551
DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000369
Popis: Paging and text messaging to request new orders remain common means of communication between clinicians and nurses in the hospital setting. However, sending and triaging multiple pages can lead to interruptions in other clinical duties. A medication order delegation protocol allowing for nurse-driven ordering of low-risk medications was developed with an objective of decreasing potentially avoidable pages. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementing this protocol on nurse and clinician perceptions of clerical burden and satisfaction. A survey assessing satisfaction with the process of obtaining medications in this protocol and the perception of clerical burden associated with ordering them before and after delegation protocol implementation was completed by over 160 clinicians and nurses. Survey respondents reported increased satisfaction and decreased clerical burden associated with the implementation of the delegation protocol. These results suggest the potential for delegation protocols to limit clerical burden associated with paging.
Databáze: OpenAIRE