Haughey Cynthia W, Lawson Delaney, Roberts Katelyn, Santos Melanie, Spinosa Stephanie
Cynthia W. Haughey, MSN, RN, is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delaney Lawson, BSN, RN, is a Staff Nurse in the ED, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. Katelyn Roberts, BSN, RN, is a Staff Nurse in the SICU, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. Melanie Santos, BSN, RN, is a Staff Nurse in the Mother/Baby Unit, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Stephanie Spinosa, BSN, RN, is a Staff Nurse in the MICU, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Home Healthc Now. 2019 Mar/Apr;37(2):106-110. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000719.
Safe disposal of expired or unused medications is essential for individual and environmental safety, yet many patients report not having received education on proper medication disposal. Unused medications in homes and improper medication disposal create various risks including intentional or accidental misuse, overdose, addiction in humans, as well as toxic effects in pets. As part of their community health clinical experience, senior nursing students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing visited patients of a large home care and hospice agency in a Philadelphia suburb throughout the semester. A survey conducted with a small number (N = 15) of home care patients suggested the majority of patients had inadequate knowledge about safe medication disposal. The nursing students created and presented a tip sheet on safe medication disposal and a list of local prescription medication disposal sites to home care patients. They also obtained and provided medication disposal bags for patients and caregivers who were unable to get to medication disposal sites.
安全处置过期或未使用的药物对于个人和环境安全至关重要，但许多患者表示未接受过关于正确药物处置的教育。家中未使用的药物以及不当的药物处置会带来各种风险，包括有意或无意的误用、过量用药、人类成瘾以及对宠物的毒性作用。作为社区健康临床实习的一部分，宾夕法尼亚大学护理学院的高年级护理专业学生在整个学期中走访了费城郊区一家大型家庭护理和临终关怀机构的患者。对一小部分（N = 15）家庭护理患者进行的一项调查表明，大多数患者对安全药物处置的知识不足。护理专业学生为家庭护理患者制作并发放了一份关于安全药物处置的提示单以及当地处方药处置地点的清单。他们还为无法前往药物处置地点的患者和护理人员获取并提供了药物处置袋。
