Effectiveness of a checklist for enteral medication administration: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract
Background: Enteral nutrition protocols are used when oral nutrition is contraindicated. Medications may be administered through enteral feeding tubes when alternative routes of administration are not available. A brief review of the literature shows a lack of knowledge and inconsistent behaviours among nurses regarding enteral medication administration, which may pose a threat to patient safety.
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an enteral medication administration checklist in reducing medication administration errors via enteral feeding tubes.
Study design: A randomized, controlled, triple-blind, experimental design was used. The study was conducted between 2022 March and June in five different intensive care units of a research and training hospital in X city, XX country. Sixty-nine volunteer nurseswere divided into two groups: intervention (n = 34) and control (n = 35) by stratified randomization method. The study was conducted in two steps. First, a checklist for enteral medication administration was developed according to the recommendations of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Second, the effectiveness of the checklist on the intervention group in reducing implementation errors was examined. Four data collection tools, including a descriptive information form, enteral medication…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 35 participants or records.
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