Impact of Implementing Pharmaceutical Technical Assistants to Support the Medication Process in Hospital Wards: Effects on Operational Efficiency and Medication Safety
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- Vitaz
- 入组人数
- 53
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Time spent on medication dispensation on the hospital ward
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate the impact of implementing pharmaceutical technical assistants (PTAs) to support the medication process on hospital wards on operational efficiency and medication safety among nurses and pharmaceutical technicial assistants. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- What is the effect of PTAs on the time spent by (night) nurses on medication dispensation?
- How does their involvement influence unplanned interactions between nursing staff and the pharmacy?
- What is the impact of PTAs on the safety of medication processes, including missed or delayed doses, accuracy of dispensed medication, and reported medication errors?
Researchers will compare periods with and without the involvement of PTAs in the medication management process on the hospital ward to assess differences in:
- Time spent on medication dispensation.
- Frequency of unplanned interactions between hospital wards and the pharmacy.
- Rates of missed or delayed medication doses.
- Accuracy of dispensed medication compared to prescriptions.
- Reported medication errors.
During the observed medication dispensation processes, involved nurses and PTAs will:
- Be observed while preparing medications to measure time and interruptions.
- Provide data on medication errors and delays through digital systems and reports.
- Complete a demographic questionnaire about their professional background. This study involves both intervention and control periods, allowing researchers to measure the specific effects of PTAs' involvement in medication processes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •for observed medication dispensation moments
- •Control Period:
- •Medication dispensation moments must be performed by nurses during the nightshift. .
- •Nurses included must have at least six months of experience working night shifts.
- •Intervention Period:
- •Medication dispensation moments must be performed by PTAs.
- •PTAs included must have at least six months of experience specifically in medication dispensation tasks.
排除标准
- •Hospital wards that introduced the involvement of PTAs less than six months ago.
研究组 & 干预措施
PTAs dispensing medications
干预措施: Pharmaceutical technical assistants supported medication dispensation on the hospital ward (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Time spent on medication dispensation on the hospital ward
时间窗: Data collection was conducted over five days during the control period and five days during the intervention period on each of the included hospital wards.
Intervention Period: Observing and recording the time the Pharmaceutical Technical Assistant (PTA) spends dispensing medication on the hospital ward. This is followed by observing and recording the time the night nurse takes to complete the medication dispensation for the next day. Control Period: Observing and recording the time the night nurse spends dispensing medication for the next day without PTA involvement.
次要结局
- Dispensing errors(Data collection was conducted over five days during the control period and five days during the intervention period on each of the included hospital wards.)
- Delayed and omitted medication doses(Data collection was conducted over five days during the control period and five days during the intervention period on each of the included hospital wards.)
- Reported Medication Errors(Data collection was conducted over five days during the control period and five days during the intervention period on each of the included hospital wards.)
- Interdepartmental Communication Between Pharmacy and Hospital Ward(Data collection was conducted over five days during the control period and five days during the intervention period on each of the included hospital wards.)