Title of article
Nurses Opinion on the Attributes of Polypharmacy in Patient Safety
Author/Authors
Lisha Jenny، John نويسنده Department of Pharmacology, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. Lisha Jenny, John , Jenny، Cheriathu نويسنده Department of Pediatrics, Gulf Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Ajman, UAE. Jenny, Cheriathu , Jayadevan، Sreedharan نويسنده Research Division, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. Jayadevan, Sreedharan , Jayakumary، Muttappallymyalil نويسنده Research Division, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. Jayakumary, Muttappallymyalil , Mohamed، Arifulla نويسنده Department of Pharmacology, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. Mohamed, Arifulla , Arun، Shirwaikar نويسنده College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE Arun, Shirwaikar , Mohamed، Fathi Mohamed نويسنده Department of Cardiology, Gulf Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Ajman, UAE. Mohamed, Fathi Mohamed
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2012
Pages
6
From page
516
To page
521
Abstract
Nurses play a functional role in preventing drug related problems. They need to be aware of the dangers of polypharmacy while reviewing patient medications. We studied the nursesʹ opinion on the diverse effects of polypharmacy in the hospital setting. Nurses working in a tertiary care teaching hospital participated in this cross-sectional study, conducted over 3 months, by responding to a self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to analyze association between socio-demographic characteristics and items in the study. A value of P
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number
2389925
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