TY - JOUR
AU - Bertsche, Thilo
AB - 

Background:
Children suffering from bronchial diseases need assistance from nurses in the use of inhalation devices.


Purpose:
We aimed to assess nurses' skills and knowledge concerning drug administration with inhalation devices in hospitalized pediatric patients.


Methods:
An expert panel defined medication errors in drug administration with inhalation devices in children. We monitored 241 inhalation procedures to investigate nurses' inhalation technique skills. Twenty-nine nurses completed a questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge.


Results:
Skills: In 93 of 241 (39%) inhalation procedures, the mask/mouthpiece did not fit airtight. In none of the 11 inhalations administering a glucocorticoid, the patient's mouth was thoroughly cleaned afterward. Knowledge: Ten of 29 nurses (34%) thought a distance between mask and the patient's face was acceptable. Only 16 of 29 (55%) knew that it is necessary to thoroughly clean the patient's mouth after the inhalation of budesonide.


Conclusions:
We found that education on inhalation procedures including practical training is required to increase patient safety.


TI - Handling Errors in the Use of Inhalation Devices
JF - Journal of Nursing Care Quality
DO - 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000587
DA - 2022-04-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/handling-errors-in-the-use-of-inhalation-devices-2I2hiv3vmy
SP - 180
EP - 187
VL - 37
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -