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Studentenes möte med polyfarmasi hos eldre pasienter
Engelsk titel: The students meeting with polypharmacy among elderly patients Läs online Författare: Kofoed, Eva ; Jakobsen, Evelyn ; Sörbye, Liv Wergeland Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 24 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 17050155

Tidskrift

Geriatrisk Sykepleie 2017;9(1)8-17 ISSN 1891-1889 E-ISSN 1893-563X KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Background: More and more diseases can be prevented, treated and alleviated through complex drug regimens. Older, comorbid people can both get improved quality of life and prolonged survival. Proper medication management is a key factor for patient safety. Purpose: This study will reveal the student›s guidance needs by observation of the comorbid old in drug treatment. One wants to integrate nursing knowledge with emphasis on pharmacology in clinical situations. Method: The project has a quality design with a follow-up qualitative analysis of the experiences with the use of new learning tool for medication management in home care Results: The sample, 46 students had all an eight-week practical training in the period 2012–2014. Students found that the electronic documentation was inadequate. Students expressed an increased insight into the benefits and challenges associated with the use of various drugs. They had learned to work in a structured and gained a greater awareness of the nurse›s expertise relating to patient safety drug treatment Conclusion: Using the learning tool developed in the project, gave new knowledge to teacher, staff and students. Each student used structure and systematics in their observations, in addition reflection and documentation. The project created involvement in home care. Many patients and a high number of GPs creates challenges in the home when it came to-date, complete diagnosis list and documented indication for each drug.