ArticleNursing open2019
Medication administration in nursing homes: A qualitative study of the nurse role.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mapping Nursing Roles in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review With Network Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Medication administration in aged care facilities: A mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Linking the processes of medication administration to medication errors in the elderly.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2022Article
- Nurses and Pharmaceutical Care: Interprofessional, Evidence-Based Working to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Medication administration in nursing homes: A qualitative study of the nurse role.Nursing open · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimsThe objective of this study was to expand the knowledge of the nurse role during medication administration in the context of nursing homes. The following research question guided the study:
designA QUAL-qual mixed study design was applied.
methodsData were collected using partial participant observations and semi-structured interviews of all staff members involved in medication administration. An inductive content analysis was performed.
resultsMedication administration is a pervasive process ingrained in the day-to-day activities of providing care to the patients. The nurse role is compensating, flexible and adaptable. There is a dynamic interaction between several contributory factors, those being shifting responsibility, a need for competence, invisible leadership, varying available competence, staff stability and vulnerable shifts.
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