How to ensure safe and appropriate medication management
Nurses, social educators and pharmacists have reached a consensus on 77 standards for best practice in medication management in the nursing and care service.
Nurses, social educators and pharmacists have reached a consensus on 77 standards for best practice in medication management in the nursing and care service.
The study’s informants were particularly apprehensive about critical emergencies and unsure how to use medical equipment such as bag valve masks.
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.
Although there are procedures for medication reconciliation, the process is challenging to implement and the allocation of responsibility is unclear.
A large proportion of the residents at nursing homes did not receive a medication review when they were admitted, despite this being a statutory requirement.
Det er mulig å få ned antall feil i pasientenes legemiddellister ved innleggelse, ved å jobbe systematisk med innhenting av legemiddelinformasjon.
Artikkelen viser at en god del kreftpasienter har barrierer mot smertebehandling og belyser årsaker til hvorfor de har det.
Studenter i praksis fikk i oppgave å observere en multisyk hjemmeboende pasient hver i åtte uker, og dele observasjonene med sine kolleger.
Elektroniske meldinger gir bedre og hyppigere kontakt mellom hjemmesykepleien og fastleger.