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Pediatric Nurses' Perspectives On Medication Teaching In A Children's Hospital, Cori A. Gibson, Ashley Stelter, Kristin Haglund, Stacee M. Lerret
Pediatric Nurses' Perspectives On Medication Teaching In A Children's Hospital, Cori A. Gibson, Ashley Stelter, Kristin Haglund, Stacee M. Lerret
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose
To explore inpatient pediatric nurses' current experiences and perspectives on medication teaching.
Design and Methods
A descriptive qualitative study was conducted at a Midwest pediatric hospital. Using convenience sampling, 26 nurses participated in six focus groups. Data were analyzed in an iterative group coding process.
Results
Three themes emerged. 1) Medication teaching is an opportunity. 2) Medication teaching is challenging. Nurses experienced structural and process challenges to deliver medication teaching. Structural challenges included the physical hospital environment, electronic health record, and institutional discharge workflow while process challenges included knowledge, relationships and interactions with caregivers, and available resources. 3) Medication …