Inadequate medication reconciliation in hospitals
Although there are procedures for medication reconciliation, the process is challenging to implement and the allocation of responsibility is unclear.
Although there are procedures for medication reconciliation, the process is challenging to implement and the allocation of responsibility is unclear.
They should be on the lookout for risk factors such as functional impairment, loneliness, changing roles and the feeling of being a burden.
Nurses, social educators and pharmacists have reached a consensus on 77 standards for best practice in medication management in the nursing and care service.
New reforms and time-consuming tasks such as cleaning, preparing food and poor ICT solutions mean that nurses give less priority to safety measures in connection with medication management.
The model helped to ensure that work placement supervisors were better prepared to welcome students, and this strengthened the quality of learning. However, this requires management support, as well as planning and professional resources.
Helath personnel can learn from the pain team when they have pharmacology-related questions and are drawing up treatment plans, and when they are establishing open and trusting relations with the patient.
Improved knowledge, adaptive frameworks and cooperation are essential for adapting patient and family education to appropriate health literacy levels.
Artikkelen presenterer resultatene av en undersøkelse om bruk av symptomkartleggingsverktøyet ESAS ved sykehjem.
Instrumentet måler samarbeid mellom pleiepersonale og pårørende til svekkete, akuttinnlagte eldre. En norsk versjon skal gjøre det tilgjengelig i vår kliniske praksis og forskning.