The development of Inpatient Medication Reconciliation At Na Yia Hospitals,Ubon Ratchthani Province

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Medication reconciliation can reduce medication errors. This action research aimed to development of inpatient medication reconciliation at Na Yia Hospitals, Ubon Ratchathani province. This research is action research, which consists of 4 steps (PAOR), which are step 1 planning, step 2 action, step 3 observation, and step 4 reflection. The main target group were 17 personnel in Nayia Hospital, the secondary target group was 84 NCDs patients. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires, opinion assessment form on the context and situation of medication reconciliation and prescription error report form. The data were collected by using focus group discussion and questionnaire. The quantitative data were mainly analyzed through descriptive statistics and    the qualitative data were mainly analyzed through content analysis. The results showed that,

The most of the personnel were female, 76.47%. Most were in the range of 30 to 39 years old, 47.065%6, with a mean age of 42.46 +8.28 years, service years < 10 58.82%, departments affiliated with inpatient department the most, 47.06 %, professional nurse the most, 41.18%, graduated with a bachelor's degree the most, 46.47%, experience in medication reconciliation 10-19 years, mean 18.62 ± 9.68 years. Opinions on the medication reconciliation process, the role in the medication reconciliation process and the satisfaction in the development of the medication reconciliation process were at a high level. The process of medication reconciliation with the participation of the verification classification reconciliation and transfer. The medication reconciliation system was developed through operational research process using the NAYIA (Note, Ability, Year, Improvement, Analysis) The success factors are Na Yia (Notice, Able, Yield, Adjust)