National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2012 Nov-Dec;33(6):454-64. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 Jun 9.
Medication aides are unlicensed assistive personnel who administer medications. A survey was developed to provide insights into medication aide education, supervision, and work role. Items were derived by reviewing the literature and regulations. Data were analyzed by calculating percentages over all respondents, followed by breaking out data by type of work setting. In some cases, state regulations were incorporated to determine the percentage of responders who were performing tasks that regulations stated they should not perform. Survey responses varied by type of work setting; for instance, 6% in assisted living, 3% in nursing homes, 21% in other long-term care, and 10% in other facilities reported having no supervision. Also, 31% indicated they were allowed to administer as-needed medications without an assessment of the patient by a licensed nurse, and 5% indicated they were allowed to administer injectables, yet state regulations indicated they were not allowed to perform these tasks. Study implications are discussed.
用药助手是未经许可的辅助人员，负责管理药物。为了深入了解用药助手的教育、监督和工作角色，我们开发了一项调查。项目内容源自对文献和法规的回顾。通过计算所有受访者的百分比，然后按工作场所类型细分数据，对数据进行分析。在某些情况下，纳入州法规以确定执行法规规定不应执行的任务的应答者的百分比。调查结果因工作场所类型而异；例如，6%在辅助生活设施、3%在养老院、21%在其他长期护理机构和 10%在其他机构报告说没有监督。此外，31%的人表示他们可以在没有持照护士对患者进行评估的情况下按需给药，5%的人表示他们可以给药，但州法规表明他们不允许执行这些任务。讨论了研究意义。
