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The administration of risky drugs as a nursing problem
KOUKALOVÁ, Kristýna
This bachelor thesis deals with an issue of hazardous medication administration and with risks in their storage, ordering and disposal. The aim of the thesis was to find out a quality of experience and knowledge of nurses in the field of hazardous medication as well as their knowledge of the specifics connected with administration of this medication. To fulfil the aim, two research questions and two hypotheses were set. What is the nurses´ experience in the field of hazardous medication administration? What is the nurses´ knowledge of the specifics of hazardous medication administration? Hypothesis no.1: General nurses´ knowledge of specific administration of hazardous medication is influenced by the length of their practical work. Hypothesis no.2: General nurses´ knowledge of specific administration of hazardous medication is sufficient. The research survey was performed through a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. In the framework of the qualitative technique, a half-structured interview with individual general nurses was performed (11 respondents) and in the framework of the quantitative research, a non-standardised questionnaire for general nurses (100 respondents) was used. From results of the quantitative research survey is obvious that the general nurses (87%) have knowledge in the field of hazardous medication and they are sufficiently informed about the specifics connected with hazardous medication administration. They know the whereabouts of internal directives of their hospital in the case of emergency, which instruct them how to react in a particular moment or situation. Only one respondent stated that she had been informed only perfunctorily and signing the directive had been the most important. Results of the qualitative research survey revealed that most of the respondents know the hazardous medication, where and how they are stored and what is the right way of their disposal. Four respondents admitted no knowledge of LASA medication. This fact was surprising because the respondents were general nurses with a long practical experience. It was presumed that they would know this field after so many years. In the conclusion, it is possible to state that most of the respondents have very good knowledge of an issue of administration, storage and disposal of hazardous medication. It is possible to state that those respondents who have no sufficient knowledge of hazardous medication issue, have insufficient or missing training in this field. Following this, the thesis was supplied with an information leaflet with a clear outlook of principles of dealing with medication, its storage and disposal, which is inserted as a supplement in the bachelor thesis.
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