Pharmacy Patient Safety: 1. Evaluation of Pharmacy Patient Safety Culture in a tertiary hospital in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Pharmacy - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Patient safety, which is the prevention of patient harm resulting from the processes of health care delivery, is a critical component of health care quality. This study sought to evaluate the culture of pharmacy patient safety in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Questionnaire on Pharmacy Safety was adapted and used for this study. The questionnaire was administered randomly to 25 staff working in the pharmacy area where prescriptions were dropped off, filled, dispensed, and picked up or prepared for delivery. A purposive sampling technique was utilized whereby only staffs that had direct professional interactions with patients were randomly selected. Data was analyzed with SPSS V. 20. Over 80% of respondents were professionals (pharmacists /Internees) who were directly involved in providing pharmaceutical services in the department; 57% of respondents had worked in the pharmacy department from 6 months to 6 years and 92% worked at least 32 hours per week. Overall positive responses were highly significant for Teamwork (92%), Overall Perception of Patient Safety (91%), Patient Counselling (81%), but poor for Documenting Mistakes (52%) Response to Mistakes (46%) and Staffing, Work Pressure and Pace (30%). Patient Safety in this Pharmacy received an overall rating of 86.3%. Management of the hospital need re-evaluate current safety culture composites; amend systems where necessary in order to reduce risks and to improve Pharmacy Patient Safety. Keywords: Culture, Hospital, Patient, Pharmacy, Practices, Safety.
Authors and Affiliations
Owonaro PA, Eneyi KE, Eniojukan JF
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP376989
- DOI -
- Views 72
- Downloads 0
Effect of Pistia stratiotes Leaf Extract on Hepatic Functions against Paracetamol Induced Liver Damage in Rats
Abstract:The Pistia stratiotes, called as water lettuce or water cabbage belonging to the family Araceae. The leaves of Pistia stratiotes contain alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids and phytosterols. The aim of the study...
Cubosomes: The Inimitable Nanoparticulate Drug Carriers
Cubosomes consist of honeycombed (cavernous) structures separating two internal aqueous channels and a large interfacial area. Cubosomes are nanoparticles which are self assembled liquid crystalline particles of certain...
Developmental Studies on Alginate Films for Ophthalmic Use
Sodium Alginate is a natural amylose carbohydrate distilled from alga. In the area of topical ocular administration, important efforts concern the design and the conception of new ophthalmic drug delivery systems which a...
Polymers in Drug Delivery Technology, Types of Polymers and Applications
Abstract:Polymers play a major role in the development of drug delivery technology by release of two types of drugs like hydrophilic and hydrophobic. In a synchronized manner and constant release of formulations over ext...
Cardiac Tolerance of An Ethyl Acetate Extract of Holarrhenafloribunda (G. Don) Durand and Schinz Leaves in Wistar Rats
Holarrhena floribunda is a plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various pathologies. However, it could cause toxic effects on the heart of patients. In order to determine its possible cardiotoxic effec...