Conference abstract
Self-reported practices and perceived barriers of medication administration safety among nurses in Zamfara State Hospitals
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:12(4).16
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.12.4.1241
Archived on: 16 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Correlation, medication administration, nurses, perceived barriers, safety practices, Zamfara state
Oral presentation
Self-reported practices and perceived barriers of medication administration safety among nurses in Zamfara State Hospitals
1Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: medication administration is a vital aspect of patients’ treatment, and nurses play an essential role in it. Safe medication administration is one of the vital processes that ensure patients’ safety. To assess the self-reported practices and perceived barriers of medication administration safety among nurses in Zamfara state hospitals
Methods: the study employed descriptive approach and cross-sectional design. The population of the study was nurses serving with Zamfara State Government. Simple random sampling, proportionate and systematic sampling were used in selecting the respondents of the study. The Medication Administration Safety Assessment Tool and barriers to medication administration safety questionnaire were used for data collection. The calculated sample size was 248with response rate of 84.3% (209). Data collected were analysed using SPSS version 26. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis (Chi-square and Spearman Rank Order Correlation) were used in data analysis. The Zamfara State Health Research Ethical Committee gave approval for the study.
Results: respondents with good medication administration safety practices were 40.7%. Respondents with very-low perceived barriers to medication administration safety were 41.6%. There was no significant association between hospital working experience and medication administration safety practices, P>0.05. Professional qualification of the respondents was associated with perceived barriers to medication administration safety, P<0.05. There was a very weak significant positive correlation between practices and perceived barriers to medication safety (rs = 0.180, p = 0.009).
Conclusion: the respondents’ medication administration safety practices were mostly good to very good. About one-fifth of the respondents were having poor practices. Almost one-third of the respondents perceived barriers to medication administration safety practices as moderate to very-high. When medication administration safety practices increase, perceived barriers to medication safety practices also increase. There should be functioning policies and guidelines in medication administration for nurses. Implication to nursing: adherence to medication safety practices by nurses prevent medication errors and increase nursing care quality and patient safety. It also enhances identification of medication safety barriers. Thus, providing room for eliminating the barriers and improving patient safety.
Self-reported practices and perceived barriers of medication administration safety among nurses in Zamfara State Hospitals
1Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Federal University Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: medication administration is a vital aspect of patients’ treatment, and nurses play an essential role in it. Safe medication administration is one of the vital processes that ensure patients’ safety. To assess the self-reported practices and perceived barriers of medication administration safety among nurses in Zamfara state hospitals
Methods: the study employed descriptive approach and cross-sectional design. The population of the study was nurses serving with Zamfara State Government. Simple random sampling, proportionate and systematic sampling were used in selecting the respondents of the study. The Medication Administration Safety Assessment Tool and barriers to medication administration safety questionnaire were used for data collection. The calculated sample size was 248with response rate of 84.3% (209). Data collected were analysed using SPSS version 26. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis (Chi-square and Spearman Rank Order Correlation) were used in data analysis. The Zamfara State Health Research Ethical Committee gave approval for the study.
Results: respondents with good medication administration safety practices were 40.7%. Respondents with very-low perceived barriers to medication administration safety were 41.6%. There was no significant association between hospital working experience and medication administration safety practices, P>0.05. Professional qualification of the respondents was associated with perceived barriers to medication administration safety, P<0.05. There was a very weak significant positive correlation between practices and perceived barriers to medication safety (rs = 0.180, p = 0.009).
Conclusion: the respondents’ medication administration safety practices were mostly good to very good. About one-fifth of the respondents were having poor practices. Almost one-third of the respondents perceived barriers to medication administration safety practices as moderate to very-high. When medication administration safety practices increase, perceived barriers to medication safety practices also increase. There should be functioning policies and guidelines in medication administration for nurses. Implication to nursing: adherence to medication safety practices by nurses prevent medication errors and increase nursing care quality and patient safety. It also enhances identification of medication safety barriers. Thus, providing room for eliminating the barriers and improving patient safety.
