Medication administration to the diabetic clients of the Helsinki Deaconess's institute nursing homes : Medication administration
Anye Mbe, Bonaventure (2014)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014052710453
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014052710453
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Diabetic clients in nursing care homes are among the most vulnerable members of the society, as they depend on their care home staff for almost all of their entire needs. A combination of complex medical conditions may result in the need to take multiple medications with some taking up to eight medications on average. Medication system in nursing home passes through many steps before it actually reaches the client. This may result in an increase in medication error.
The purpose of this study is to find out how nursing staff of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute Nursing Home administers medication to their diabetic clients. The study also attempts to identify the essentials needed by nursing home staff in the field. It looks at current practices, prevalence of errors, common causes and how they can be addressed through simple, low cost changes in practice, appropriate training and more substantive changes in nursing home systems.
A qualitative approach using mainly in-depth interviews in collaboration with the nursing home of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute, and Helsinki Deaconess University of applied science was aimed at identifying and summarizing the effects of interventions aimed at reducing potentially inappropriate use of medications in nursing homes. A convenient sampling approach was used in selecting four (4) nurses staff who are directly involved as nursing home staff in administering medication to diabetic clients. Direct personal in-depth interviews using the general interview guide method on knowledge relating to the administration of diabetic medication to clients was used in this study and applied through informal conversational interview approach.
The study has shown that there are still some essentials in skills and knowledge to cover. In conclusion, this study contributes to more understanding of administering medication to diabetic clients by nursing home staff and also to the challenges they face in doing this task. The study will help especially as the basis for in-service training for staff and make recommendations for improving services generally.
Key words: Medication administration, Diabetes, Diabetic clients, Helsinki Deaconess institute nursing home.
The purpose of this study is to find out how nursing staff of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute Nursing Home administers medication to their diabetic clients. The study also attempts to identify the essentials needed by nursing home staff in the field. It looks at current practices, prevalence of errors, common causes and how they can be addressed through simple, low cost changes in practice, appropriate training and more substantive changes in nursing home systems.
A qualitative approach using mainly in-depth interviews in collaboration with the nursing home of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute, and Helsinki Deaconess University of applied science was aimed at identifying and summarizing the effects of interventions aimed at reducing potentially inappropriate use of medications in nursing homes. A convenient sampling approach was used in selecting four (4) nurses staff who are directly involved as nursing home staff in administering medication to diabetic clients. Direct personal in-depth interviews using the general interview guide method on knowledge relating to the administration of diabetic medication to clients was used in this study and applied through informal conversational interview approach.
The study has shown that there are still some essentials in skills and knowledge to cover. In conclusion, this study contributes to more understanding of administering medication to diabetic clients by nursing home staff and also to the challenges they face in doing this task. The study will help especially as the basis for in-service training for staff and make recommendations for improving services generally.
Key words: Medication administration, Diabetes, Diabetic clients, Helsinki Deaconess institute nursing home.