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ArticleScandinavian journal of caring sciences2022

Nursing staff's assessments of medication management process in the psychiatric and operative domains: A cross-sectional study after introduction of an electronic medication chart.

Anne Kuusisto, Jenni Santavirta, Kaija Saranto, Tarja Suominen, Paula Asikainen

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Article in Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anne KuusistoSatakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9950-1985
Jenni SantavirtaSatakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Kaija SarantoUniversity of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3195-1955
Tarja SuominenLambda Pi at-Large Chapter, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-9554
Paula AsikainenSatakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland.
Satakunta Central Hospital · FITampere University · FITampere University of Applied Sciences · FIUniversity of Eastern Finland · FI

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Satakunta Hospital District EVO 83008Satakunta Hospital District EVO 84024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesTo describe nursing staff's assessments of medication management process in the psychiatric and operative domains after introduction of an electronic medication chart.

backgroundThe medication management process includes all structures and practices within the organisation that guide and support medication administration and related procedures.

designA cross-sectional survey.

methodsA Finnish version of the Medication Administration System - Nurses Assessment of Satisfaction (modified MAS-NAS) paper-based questionnaire was sent to all nursing staff (N = 855) working in operative (n = 498) and psychiatric (n = 357) domains in one central hospital. Data were analysed using statistical methods.

resultsIn total, 324 nursing staff members participated. More than half agreed that medication management is efficient (64%), safe for patients (76%), and that the current medication administration system provides the necessary medical treatment information (e.g. prescriptions by physicians, medication data) (64%). Respondents' overall satisfaction with medication management process was slightly above average on a scale from 1 to 10 (mean = 6.2; SD = 1.8; median = 7, range 2-9). Respondents who used electronic medication chart reported higher overall satisfaction with medication management process (median = 7, mean = 6.1, SD = 1.8 and range 2-9) than those not using it (median = 6.5, mean = 6.3, SD = 1.6 and range 2-9). No statistically significant difference was found (U = 8552.000, p = 0.33).

conclusionsThis study revealed several problems in the medication management process. The results can be used in developing the medication management process. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Electronic medication chart should be used and developed further in terms of efficacy, safety and access. One year after the electronic medication chart was introduced, only half of the respondents had used it. That is why implementation of electronic systems or technological applications should be carefully considered as a whole.

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Medication Therapy ManagementNursing StaffCross-Sectional StudiesElectronicsHumansSurveys and Questionnairesmedication errormedication managementmedicationsnursing information systempatient safetysurvey

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