In the field of health, medication has faced different challenges especially in the administration of medicine to patients. This has made medication errors to become a common phenomenon and a concern in the universal health-care, (National coordination Council for Medication, 2008). This situation can only be solved by improving medication administration systems; this will in turn enhance safety and efficiency in the administration of medicine to patients.
It is therefore important that safety, effectiveness and ethical practices of medication be taken seriously as they are important components of care to those concerned. This is a summary of the study on comparison between. Background of the study The study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of the two systems of administering medicine to the sick in hospitals. One of these systems being, the use of medication carts where medicine is brought to the patient at a particular time by the use of the cart and there after the cart is taken back by the person administering the medicine.
The other system is where medicine to be administered is kept in locked cupboards closer to the patient i. e. besides the sick bed; when it comes to the time of administering this medicine, the person in charge will take the medicine from the cupboard and administer it there without having to come with the medicine at that time. It is evident that a lot of changes have taken place in patient care; these may include changes in the system of administering medicine to the patients (Patton, 2007).
Statement of problem There is an evidence that the systems used to administer medicine to patients has been wanting; this is supported by the fact that both these systems are still used with no much regard to the changes in technologies and safety measures that can be employed to achieve efficiency in offering such services. This problem can be traced back to the time when those administering the medicine were undergoing their training i.
e. they might have been trained on a particular way or system of administering drugs, (Institute of Safe Medication Practices, 2008). A challenge now comes in that when competence associated with safe and effective practices they have never taken a step to improve these systems for efficiency. Purpose of the study The main objective of the study was to establish which one of the two systems used in medical administration is efficient.
This objective was achieved through weighing the benefits associated with each system. Questions for the Study The major question for the study was: What are the benefits associated with each of the two systems of medication administration? Are there any interruptions associated with either of the systems of administering medicine? Conceptualization of the study The study compares two different ways of administering medicine especially to find which one is the most effective and efficient.
When we talk of the conceptual framework of the study; the independent variable of the study was achieving improved medication. The dependent variables in the study were considered as the two system used in the administration of medicine.
References
Institute of Safe Medication Practices, (2008): Medication Reconciliation in Hospitals. Canada. National coordination Council for Medication, (2008): Error Reporting and Prevention Retrieved from www. nccmerp. org. on 17th Feb 2009 Patton, K. (2007): Safe Transition in Patient Care. Marblehead.