Alharbi Waleed, Cleland Jennifer, Morrison Zoe
Centre for Healthcare Education Research and Innovation (CHERI), Institute of Education in Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
The Center for Research, Education & Simulation Enhanced Training (CRESENT), King Fahad Medical City (KFMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J. 2019 Jul;27(5):650-654. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Mar 19.
There is a wide range of strategies that could help in minimizing medication errors during healthcare delivery. We undertook a qualitative study to identify recommended solutions to minimize medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia from the perspectives of healthcare professionals.
This was a qualitative study conducted in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia. After obtaining the required ethical approvals and written consents from the participants, seven focus group discussions were carried out for data collection. A stratified purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. NVivo Pro version 11 was used for data analyses. Inductive content analysis was adopted in the coding of collected data.
Our study showed that improving organizational support, staff education, and communication could help in minimizing medication errors in the adult oncology department.
The adoption of multiple strategies is required to improve the safety of the medication process in the adult oncology department. We argue that the availability of supportive leadership should be prioritized as it plays a crucial role in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of both staff education and communication.
有多种策略可有助于在医疗服务过程中尽量减少用药错误。我们开展了一项定性研究，从医疗保健专业人员的角度确定在沙特阿拉伯一家成人肿瘤科尽量减少用药错误的推荐解决方案。
这是一项在沙特阿拉伯一家成人肿瘤科开展的定性研究。在获得所需的伦理批准并征得参与者的书面同意后，进行了七次焦点小组讨论以收集数据。采用分层目的抽样策略招募医生、药剂师和护士。使用NVivo Pro 11版进行数据分析。在对收集的数据进行编码时采用归纳性内容分析。
我们的研究表明，改善组织支持、员工教育和沟通有助于在成人肿瘤科尽量减少用药错误。
需要采用多种策略来提高成人肿瘤科用药流程的安全性。我们认为，应优先提供支持性领导，因为它在决定员工教育和沟通的有效性和效率方面起着至关重要的作用。
