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01-01-2018
Case study: using participatory photographic methods for the prevention of medication errors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2483-2488
Abstract
Case study: using participatory photographic methods for the prevention of medication errors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2483-2488
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0040
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Objective:
To describe the experience of using participatory photographic research methods to engage nurses and researchers in a collaborative study to improve medication safety conditions, particularly in patients with feeding tubes in a nursing home for the elderly (NHE).
Method:
This qualitative study was conducted in Brazil and proceeded in iterative phases of visual and textual data collection and analysis. Interviews, subsequent nurse-led photo-narrated walkabouts, and photo elicitation were used with nurses.
Results:
The need to transform the work design and the workplace to improve medication safety and improving medication processes through effective communication was identified. Unsafe workforce is a challenge in achieving safe medication administration practices; and lack of a patient safety culture is a barrier for adaptive learning and growth.
Conclusion:
Our findings demonstrated the effectiveness of a restorative research approach for supporting nurses to study and act on medication safety.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract
Case study: using participatory photographic methods for the prevention of medication errors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(5):2483-2488
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0040
Views0See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
To describe the experience of using participatory photographic research methods to engage nurses and researchers in a collaborative study to improve medication safety conditions, particularly in patients with feeding tubes in a nursing home for the elderly (NHE).
Method:
This qualitative study was conducted in Brazil and proceeded in iterative phases of visual and textual data collection and analysis. Interviews, subsequent nurse-led photo-narrated walkabouts, and photo elicitation were used with nurses.
Results:
The need to transform the work design and the workplace to improve medication safety and improving medication processes through effective communication was identified. Unsafe workforce is a challenge in achieving safe medication administration practices; and lack of a patient safety culture is a barrier for adaptive learning and growth.
Conclusion:
Our findings demonstrated the effectiveness of a restorative research approach for supporting nurses to study and act on medication safety.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 
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