Effect of interprofessional education of medication safety program on the medication error of physicians and nurses in the intensive care units
نویسندگان
1 Adult Health Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Centre, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The safety of hospitalized patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) is threateneddue to incidents and adverse events, including medication errors. Medication error refers to anypreventable event at different stage of medication process, such as prescription, transcription,distributing medication, and administration, which can lead to incorrect use of medicines or damageto the patient. This study aimed at investigating the effect of the interprofessional education ofmedication safety program on medication errors of physicians and nurses in the ICUs.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted using a quasi‑experimental method (singlegroup, before and after) in 2017. The setting of the study included one ICU of selected teaching hospitalaffiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences located in the Central Iran with a total of 23 beds.Participants included 50 members of the health‑care team (physician, nurse, and clinical pharmacist)with at least 1 year of work experience in the ICUs. Participants were selected using censusessampling method. Data were collected using a two‑section self‑made questionnaire. Data wereanalyzed through descriptive, analytical statistics, and version 16 of the SPSS software (P < 0.05).RESULTS: According to reporting of physicians, nurses, and clinical pharmacist, the medicationerror 1 month after implementation, the interprofessional education of medication safety programwas significantly lower than before the implementation of it (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Interprofessional education helps to improve interprofessional collaboration andpatient care through the promotion of various professions of health to increase interprofessionalcollaboration compared to single profession education, which individuals learn in isolation and merelyin their profession. Therefore, interprofessional education of medication safety program can reducemedication error and promote patient safety in the ICUs.
