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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility VI. Author: Adéla Brandová Tutor: PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague Introduction: The goal of rational pharmacotherapy should consist of the use of efficient, safe, and cost-efficient medication. The achievement of the said goals may be complicated by medication errors. Medication errors originate from human mistakes and intervene in all activities related to drug management, including drug administration. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze drug administration medication errors in a healthcare facility. Methods: The data was collected from the 29th of September to the 13th of October 2021, in a hospital located in the Hradec Králové region. Three departments were chosen for observation. Those three departments were surgery, internal ward, and follow-up care ward. The morning, midday and evening drug administrations on three consecutive days were monitored in each of the departments. This data collection was performed by direct observation. All of the routes of drug administration were monitored except intravenous drugs. Particular attention was paid to the identification of the patient, hand hygiene of nurses,... |
