International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

VOLUME 25(19) (2024)

Medication Safety Practices among Healthcare Personnel at Beni-Suef University Hospital; an Explorative Qualitative Study

Raghda Refaie Muhammed. Zahraa M. Mostafa, Shaimaa Senosy, Tamer Hifnaw

Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.

Abstract

                                  Medication safety is a healthcare priority. Improving medication safety, especially in hospitals, is popular. Many therapies have suggested; however, there is little data on their efficacy. It is vital to identify the primary contributors and determine the current development status of the main research areas. We examined healthcare practitioners’ views on medication safety at Beni-Suef University Hospital to identify barriers to improvement and examine their medication safety rules. This was an exploratory qualitative study, conducted from March 2023 to Jan 2024 in the all departments and intensive care units (ICUs) in Beni-Suef University Hospital. Study included 63 participants. Three themes emerged from this study as major factors contributing to medication safety problems: (1) limited use of important technologies such as computerized provider order entry, (2) communication gaps between healthcare provider, and (3) the lack of medication safety programs in our hospital and high workloads. Suggestions for improving medication safety practices included continuous education for healthcare professionals and competency assessment focusing on medication safety. Based on their experiences, participants are in a prime position to facilitate safe medication management. However, they can only do their jobs well if they have the knowledge to evaluate the risks associated with medication administration and if their working conditions are conducive to doing so.

Keywords: Health Care Personnel, Practice, Medication &Errors.

Full length article – PDF   *Corresponding Author, e-: raghdarmuhammed@gmail.com         Doi # https://doi.org/10.62877/103-IJCBS-24-25-19-103