Controlling the Uncontrollable: Patient Safety and Medication Management From the Perspective of Registered Nurses in Municipal Home Health CareShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research, E-ISSN 2333-3936, Vol. 9, article id 23333936221108700Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Most adverse events in health care are related to medication management and they are almost always preventable. Increased knowledge of patient safety related to medication management in home health care is an urgent issue to provide safe care for all patients regardless of where the health care takes place. This study explored patient safety within medication management in municipal home health care. Vignettes were used as stimulus during qualitative interviews with registered nurses. Three main themes with related subthemes were identified as challenges to patient safety within medication management in home health care: (1) challenges to information transfer, (2) challenges related to delegation, and (3) challenges of advanced medical treatments in the home. The issue of transfer of information permeated our findings. Coordinating medications, delegating tasks, along with more advanced care require clear communication between care providers to be compatible with patient safety within medication management in home health care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2022. Vol. 9, article id 23333936221108700
Keywords [en]
home health care, information transfer, medication management, patient safety, registered nurse, Sweden, adult, article, drug safety, home care, human, interview, medication therapy management, vignette
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-58051DOI: 10.1177/23333936221108700ISI: 000827677600001PubMedID: 35832605Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85133711813Local ID: GOA;;822884OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-58051DiVA, id: diva2:1684498
2022-07-262022-07-262023-02-13Bibliographically approved