Efficacy of a Behavioral Based Education Intervention to Decrease Medication History Errors Among Professional Nurses.
Early Phase 1
- Conditions
- Medication Errors
- Interventions
- Behavioral: cognitive behavioral intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT00845494
- Lead Sponsor
- Waukesha Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if a behavioral knowledge based education intervention will decrease medication transcription errors among professional nurses when admitting elder patients to a hospital. The hypothesis is those professional nurses who receive the behavioral-cognitive eduction medication taking intervention will have fewer medication errors than those professional nurses who do not.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
- Nurses working 20 hours a week or more
Exclusion Criteria
- Nurses working less than 20 hours a week
- Nurse working as a float or pool nurse
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description medication history education cognitive behavioral intervention Four hospital unit nurses asked to participate in the study. Two nursing units will receive the cognitive behavioral intervention.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in medication errors on admission medication history form after intervention 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
🇺🇸Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States