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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility IX
Novotná, Michaela ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Kolmanová, Eliška (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health care facility IX Author: Michaela Novotná Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondřej Tesař Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralové, Charles University Introduction and objective: In drug administration, the safety or efficacy of pharmacotherapy can be affected by medication errors that can occur at any time in the drug handling process and are due to human factor errors. The aim of the practical part of thesis was to identify and analyze the administration of drugs by nurses to patients in a healthcare facility. Methodology: In both the 1st (pilot) phase and the 2nd phase of data collection, the direct observation method was used. An observer (the study investigator) monitored morning, midday and evening oral drug administration during 30 working days in December 2023 and in January 2024 in four wards of one hospital. The following parameters associated with drug administration were observed and recorded: patient information, patient identification, hygiene rules, drugs prescribed and administered, triple checking of the originality of drug, generic substitution, time interval between drug administration and meal, control of the use of the drug, beverage with which drug was washed down,...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XVI.
Straková, Daniela ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Doseděl, Martin (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy Author: Daniela Strakova Thesis supervisor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Maly, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondrej Tesar Title of thesis: Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XVI. Introduction Medication errors are a very common problem that can arise at different levels and can lead to disruptions in the safety and effectiveness of the provided healthcare. The analysis of medication errors can help to improve the quality of patient care. Objective The aim of the practical part of this thesis was to describe and analyse the observed errors in the administration of medicines by a nurse in a healthcare facility. Methodology For the thesis, the method of direct observation by a trained team (pharmacist, nurse) was chosen and errors in the administration of drugs by the nurse to hospitalized patients were recorded. The observation took place in three departments of the hospital during January 2023. These departments were surgery, internal medicine and the aftercare unit. The collection took place on three consecutive days during morning, midday and evening drug administration to the patients. Parameters monitored were: patient information (e.g. age, medications used), nurse information (e.g....
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility VIII
Vaclaviková, Iveta ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Šorf, Aleš (referee)
Author: Iveta Vaclaviková Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondřej Tesař Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aims: Medication errors contribute significantly to the occurrence of adverse events that can impact patient health. The aim of this thesis was to analyze the administration of drugs to patients hospitalized by nurses in one of four studied health facilities in the South Bohemia region in the surgical, internal medicine and aftercare wards. Methods: This diploma thesis is part of an observational-interventional study, in years 2020- 2023. Observations took place in internal medicine, surgery and aftercare wards. Collection of data was held from 23th May to 26th May 2022 by a multidisciplinary team made up of a pharmacist and a nurse by direct observation method. These following data were collected: information about pacient (e.g., gender, age, and any medications taken), information about the nurse by whom the medications were administered (e.g., age, years of experience, highest educational attainment), and information recorded during the actual administration of the medications (e.g. nurse compliance with hygiene requirements; patient identification; checking originality of the drug; whether the...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XIV
Newaldová, Sandra ; Doseděl, Martin (advisor) ; Rejmanová, Anna (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XIV. Author: Sandra Newaldová Tutor: PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction: Medication errors are one of the causes of adverse events in healthcare facilities, leading to patient endangerment or harm. A study looking at this issue reports that the most common errors occur when a nurse administers medicines in a healthcare facility. Aim: The aim of the thesis is to monitor medication errors of nurses during the preparation and administration of medication to patients and to analyse the prevalence of medication errors, determine their type, their relationship to other influencing factors, and their severity with respect to the patient's condition. Methods: Prospective observational study with direct observation method, conducted in a specialized medical rehabilitation facility. The study included two pre- and post- intervention phases in which nurses' medication and procedural errors were monitored, analysed and evaluated. Observations were conducted in each phase over three days each time during morning, midday and evening administration. The results were analysed in programs Microsoft Excel and Wolfram Mathematica. Results: The...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XI
Altmannová, Tereza ; Doseděl, Martin (advisor) ; Dvořáčková, Simona (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XI Author: Tereza Altmannová Tutor: PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aim: Medication errors are intrinsically linked to the practice of the medical profession. They can occur at several levels - prescription, drug preparation, dispensation, administration, and subsequent use of the drug by the patient. Nurses play an important role in the process of the drug administration in a hospital setting. Because of the occurrenceof medication errors and the consequent inability to achieve desired health outcomes, efforts are nowadays made to detect and minimize them. The aim of this study was to detect and analyze medication errors occurring during drug administration by nurses in a healthcare facility in South Bohemia. Methodology: The study is a part of a multi-year project involving the Faculty of Pharmacy of Charles University. The methodology is based on an observational study. The data collection took place in April 2022. Three hospital wards were assigned for the observation, where morning, midday and evening drug administration was monitored for three consecutive days. Data were recorded on a pre- generated form based on the...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility II
Bančíková, Natalie ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Horký, Pavel (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in a health facility II Author: Natalie Blizňáková Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondřej Tesař Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aim: Medication errors are one of the main causes of adverse events that can lead to damage to health or death of the patient. The aim of this work was to analyze the administration of drugs by nurses to patients hospitalized in one health facility providing inpatient care in the South Bohemian region with emphasis on medication errors and their prevention. Methodology: This diploma thesis is part of a long-term observation-intervention project, which takes place in the years 2020-2023. The surgical, internal medicine and aftercare departments were observed. Data collection for this work took place in the form of direct observation by a trained team of pharmacists and nurses, from June 28 to July 1 and from August 23 to August 26, 2021, for three consecutive days. The following data were collected: patient data (e.g., age; gender; all drugs used), data on the nurse administering the drugs (e.g., length of practice and education) and data on the actual administration of drugs (e.g., method of patient identification; nurse...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XV.
Chudovská, Denisa ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Dvořáčková, Simona (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XV. Author: Denisa Chudovská Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý. Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondřej Tesař Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aims: The role of nurses is key not only in the occurrence of medication errors, but also in their prevention. The aim of the thesis was to analyze the administration of medications by nurses to patients hospitalized in three departments within a healthcare facility and to compare the results with the first year of monitoring in the given hospital. Methods: This is an observational-interventional study. The data collection method was passive observation. The study included patients in surgical, internal medicine, and post-care departments within one of the four hospitals in the Czech Republic. Data collection took place over three consecutive days. The collected data encompassed information: about the patient, the nurse and medication name, strength, preparation, administration, usage verification. The analysis of obtained data was performed using a Summary of Product Characteristics and relevant information sources available at the Pharmaceutical Faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové. To assess the impact of...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility VIII
Vaclaviková, Iveta ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Šorf, Aleš (referee)
Author: Iveta Vaclaviková Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Ondřej Tesař Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aims: Medication errors contribute significantly to the occurrence of adverse events that can impact patient health. The aim of this thesis was to analyze the administration of drugs to patients hospitalized by nurses in one of four studied health facilities in the South Bohemia region in the surgical, internal medicine and aftercare wards. Methods: This diploma thesis is part of an observational-interventional study, in years 2020- 2023. Observations took place in internal medicine, surgery and aftercare wards. Collection of data was held from 23th May to 26th May 2022 by a multidisciplinary team made up of a pharmacist and a nurse by direct observation method. These following data were collected: information about pacient (e.g., gender, age, and any medications taken), information about the nurse by whom the medications were administered (e.g., age, years of experience, highest educational attainment), and information recorded during the actual administration of the medications (e.g. nurse compliance with hygiene requirements; patient identification; checking originality of the drug; whether the...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility VII
Polášová, Barbora ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Kolmanová, Eliška (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility VII Author: Barbora Polášová Tutor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction and aims: Medication errors can cause a great risk in administration of drugs to health of patients. The aim of this thesis was to analyze the administration of drugs by nurses to patients hospitalized in three different wards in a medical facility in the South Bohemian region. Mathods: This thesis is a part of an observational-interventional study, ongoing in 2020-2023. Collection of data was held in one of South Bohemian hospitals in the surgery, internal medicine and aftercare wards between 17th May and 19th May. Data were collected by a direct observation method by a trained multidisciplinary team consisting of pharmacists and nurses. The observed parameters were: information about patient (e.g. gender, age and used medications), information about nurse (e.g. gender, age, length of practice) and drug administration's data (e.g. hygiene, patient identification, correct medication, right dose and strength, right patient, correct time, way of drug's manipulation, used drink for wash down, time interval from food). All collected data were anonymized,...
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Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XIV
Newaldová, Sandra ; Doseděl, Martin (advisor) ; Rejmanová, Anna (referee)
Analysis of drug administration by nurses in health facility XIV. Author: Sandra Newaldová Tutor: PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University Introduction: Medication errors are one of the causes of adverse events in healthcare facilities, leading to patient endangerment or harm. A study looking at this issue reports that the most common errors occur when a nurse administers medicines in a healthcare facility. Aim: The aim of the thesis is to monitor medication errors of nurses during the preparation and administration of medication to patients and to analyse the prevalence of medication errors, determine their type, their relationship to other influencing factors, and their severity with respect to the patient's condition. Methods: Prospective observational study with direct observation method, conducted in a specialized medical rehabilitation facility. The study included two pre- and post- intervention phases in which nurses' medication and procedural errors were monitored, analysed and evaluated. Observations were conducted in each phase over three days each time during morning, midday and evening administration. The results were analysed in programs Microsoft Excel and Wolfram Mathematica. Results: The...
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