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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility V Author: Yuliia Parasotska Tutor: PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction: Medication errors in the healthcare setting affect patients in terms of morbidity, mortality, medication side-effects and longer hospital stays. For this reason, the analysis and detection of medication problems make a significant contribution to improving patient care and increasing patient safety. Objective: To describe and analyse the most common medication problems encountered in a healthcare facility during administration of medication by a nurse. Methodology: A prospective multicentre observational study was conducted in July 2021 in a hospital in the South Bohemian region. Using the direct observation method, medication errors occurring during medication dispensing by a nurse were monitored in three wards of the hospital. Over six days, the research team collected data from selected hospital wards and entered them into an online database to further assess the problems encountered and prevention measures were developed using descriptive statistics. Results: During the study, 13 nurses administered a total of 1,544 medications to 82 patients in three... |
