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العنوان
Nursing Performance Regarding Intravenous Infusion of Look Alike Sound Alike Medications at
Intensive Care Unit /
المؤلف
Fahmy, Ahmed Gamal.
هيئة الاعداد
باحث / Ahmed Gamal Fahmy
مشرف / Manal Salah Hassan
مشرف / Asmaa Mohamed Mahmoud
مناقش / Asmaa Mohamed Mahmoud
تاريخ النشر
2018.
عدد الصفحات
197 P. :
اللغة
الإنجليزية
الدرجة
ماجستير
التخصص
تمريض العناية الحرجة
تاريخ الإجازة
1/1/2018
مكان الإجازة
جامعة عين شمس - كلية التمريض - قسم الحالات الحرجة
الفهرس
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Abstract

Nursing Performance Regarding Intravenous Infusion of Look Alike Sound Alike Medicatons at Intensive Care Unit
Abstract
Despite significant advances in medication safety, errors related to confusion between drug names are a cause of preventable adverse events and serious harm, and remain a patient safety priority. Although drug name confusion is recognized as a factor contributing to error, its minimization or elimination is a prevailing challenge. Aim of the study: assess nursing performance regarding Intravenous infusion of look-alike /sound-alike medications at intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out in critical care units (General ICU, Neuro ICU, Chest ICU) at Beni Suef University Hospitals. Study subjects: convenience sample of 30 nurses were included in the study. Data collection tools. Data were obtained through three main tools; Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA) Safety Assessment Questionnaire, Intravenous infusion of look-alike\ sound-alike Medications Observational checklist and Nurses’ attitude regarding LASA Safety Measures. Results: 46.7% of nurses were between 25-30 years old, 76.7% of them were females, 40.0% of them had 5-10 years of experience, 43.3% of them had bachelor degree and 60.0% had previous training courses regarding look-alike\sound-alike medications.Also, it was showed that 70% and 73.3% of them had satisfactory level of knowledge And practice and 46.6% of them had positive attitude regarding intravenous infusion of look-alike/sound-alike medications.Conclusion: it was showed that about three quarter of nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge and practice. While, it was showed that less than half of them had positive attitude regarding to the safety measures during administration of intravenous infusion of look-alike/sound-alike medications at intensive care unit.Also, more than half of theme had unsatisfactory level of errors reporting during administration of intravenous infusion of high alert look-alike\sound-alike medications.There was statistical significant relation found between nurses level of knowledge and practice and also, between nurses’ attitude and practice. Recommendation: Incorporating education on potential LASA medications into the educational curricula, providing ongoning nursing courses regarding LASA medications, continuing professional development for health care team and further researches shoud be done on LASA medication administration.
Keywords:Intravenous Infusion, Look-Alike/Sound-alike medications, performance (Knowledge, Practice, Attitude)