The Role Of The Nurse In Drug Administration

Abstract

Introduction: Drug administration is one of the most overlooked aspects in the treatment of various diseases. Therefore, the role and importance of the nurse is high, equivalent to the level of responsibility.

The purpose of the paper: The purpose of this research is to present the role of the nurse in the administration of drugs.

Methodology; We have approached this thesis using the quantitative method, also using international and local literature such as scientific papers, magazines, books, etc. The instrument used is from the authors Fathy, et al (2020). And it's named the Nurse Medication Error Observation Checklist: The observation checklist was developed by researchers based on a thorough literature review and was used to assess nurses' medication administration practices. The entire checklist included several action steps. The checklist included three main categories; nursing performance during the preparation of nursing practices during the administration of medications nursing practices after the administration of medications. The sample of this thesis was a total of 60 nurses in the Gjakova region, of whom there were different ages, with different work experience and with different levels of school preparation.

Conclusions: 91.7% of nurses read the doctor's prescription without difficulty. 73.3% of nurses label medications. 75% of nurses check the expiration date of medications, so a percentage of 25% of nurses do not practice this habit, which is a necessity and a risk for patients. Only 51.7% of the nurses take the trouble to check the instructions regarding the way to take the drugs eg on an empty stomach. While 48.3% of them do not respect this rule. 25% of nurses indicate that sometimes they do not take into account the recommended dose during different combinations, etc. Regarding their level of responsibility, it can be seen that more than 50% of nurses are at a considerable level of responsibility during the administration of drugs.

Keywords: Medicines, administration, combination, control, responsibility, etc.