Medication safety in home care nursing : a systematic litterature review
Nwoko, Oluchi Jessy (2011)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201104053921
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201104053921
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This bachelor’s thesis is part of the Research and Development (R&D) project “Empowering path” at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with Tapiola pharmacy and Espoo home care. The aim of this project is to explore strategies by which medication safety can be promoted by nurses in home care nursing.
The purpose: this systematic review is to discuss how resent literature describes medication safety in home care nursing. It also described methods used to promote safety in home care nursing. The research question is: “How is medication safety promoted in home care nursing”?
Method: Data was collected through systematic database search. The study consisted of international studies and 11 obtained articles were from the years 2000-2010. Qualitative content analysis was chosen for this study.
Findings: Data analysis of literature identified four categories of concern namely, (1) nurses promoting medication safety in home care nursing, (2) the uniqueness of home care nursing, (3) evaluating safety procedures in home care nursing, (4) strategies employed in patient safety in home care nursing. The findings suggest that home care nursing present challenges different from those of institutional settings and are unregulated for the present. Nurses in home care nursing have a responsibility to promote patient safety.
This study has shown that there is a paucity of studies in home care nursing. This implies that more studies are required (1) Studies documenting medication safety promotions in home care nursing. (2) Information computerized technology (ICT) for standardized medication system in home care nursing for safety of the client, family and health professionals.
The purpose: this systematic review is to discuss how resent literature describes medication safety in home care nursing. It also described methods used to promote safety in home care nursing. The research question is: “How is medication safety promoted in home care nursing”?
Method: Data was collected through systematic database search. The study consisted of international studies and 11 obtained articles were from the years 2000-2010. Qualitative content analysis was chosen for this study.
Findings: Data analysis of literature identified four categories of concern namely, (1) nurses promoting medication safety in home care nursing, (2) the uniqueness of home care nursing, (3) evaluating safety procedures in home care nursing, (4) strategies employed in patient safety in home care nursing. The findings suggest that home care nursing present challenges different from those of institutional settings and are unregulated for the present. Nurses in home care nursing have a responsibility to promote patient safety.
This study has shown that there is a paucity of studies in home care nursing. This implies that more studies are required (1) Studies documenting medication safety promotions in home care nursing. (2) Information computerized technology (ICT) for standardized medication system in home care nursing for safety of the client, family and health professionals.