scholarly journals The Effect of Pharmacist Intervention in Completing Docetaxel Infusion Within 4 Hours

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 71s-71s
Author(s):  
G.H. Gunasekaran

Background: Docetaxel is a cytotoxic drug that have stability of 4 hours after reconstitution. The infusion must be completed within 4 hour or will result in wastage or patient receiving subtherapeutic effect drug. Aim: This study aims to determine if there is any variable in time taken to complete docetaxel infusion within 4 hour with pharmacist monitoring. Methods: A data collection form was design to record start and end time of reconstitution, preparation collected by ward staff, infusion initiation and completion. This was to identify which process that had been causing a delay in initiating infusion. In preintervention phase (Jan 2015-Jun 2015), the baseline data were traced from pharmacy records and patients chemotherapy administration charts. In postintervention phase (Jul 2015-Dec 2015), the same variables as in preintervention was collected with an additional of pharmacist intervention. Results: Analysis of collected data shows that delay in initiation of infusion is mainly due to delay in collecting reconstituted preparation by ward staff (median 30 min, IQR 13.75-45 min) and delay in initiating infusion to patient after the preparation have been collected (median 77.50 min, IQR 45-150 min). After the implementation of pharmacist intervention, the median time for ward to collect the docetaxel preparation has decreased to 25 min (IQR 20-35 min) and the median time taken from collection to start of infusion have decreased to 55 min (IQR 40-80 min). There were significant relationship in completion of docetaxel infusion within 4 hours of pharmacist intervention, χ2=5.114, P = 0.024. Conclusion: According to this result, pharmacist monitoring can significantly improve completion of docetaxel infusion within 4 hours. This study also shows that there are improvement in collection and initiation of infusion in the ward. Pharmacist infusion checking service could improve better drug utilization in the ward.

Author(s):  
Vicky Narea Morales ◽  
Jorge Daher Nader ◽  
Katherine Rodriguez ◽  
Yesica Pazmiño Mera ◽  
Cecilia Herrera Martínez

The objective of this research work was to determine the benefits and difficulties of obstetric psychoprophylaxis in pregnant women of the Cerecita Health Center, Guayas - Ecuador from January - December 2017. The study design is non-experimental, cases and controls, retrospective, in the The research methodology used the data collection form and an ad hoc form was prepared. To carry out the investigation, an application was submitted to the director of the health center. The sample consisted of 80 nulliparous and multiparous pregnant women, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The following results were obtained: that if there are significant benefits with pregnant women who attended the psychoprophylaxis sessions; With an adequate assistance of pregnant women, 70% completed all the sessions of Psychoprophylaxis, with a time of less than 6 hours of the dilation period of 46.43%; With an expulsion period of less than 25 minutes in 76.79% More eutocic deliveries in 82.14% of the pregnant women who completed the PPO sessions, 78.57% of the cases did not require medication in the dilation phase; Apgar at the minute, greater than 8 in 96.43%, and at 5 minutes in 98.21%. Only 1.78% of the newborns of the mothers in the case group had apnea and in fetuses of 3500 gms or more, the 40% had an expulsive no greater than 25 minutes. The benefits observed in the present study, on labor, on the newborn, was a better Apgar at the first minute of life (p = 0.091x10-4, OR = 9).


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 984-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazan Çakirer Çalbayram ◽  
Sebahat Altundağ ◽  
Bahise Aydin

Hospitalized children can have various fantasies about hospital, health staff, and related tools and equipment. They need to develop new coping strategies for compliance with hospitalization.This study aimed to investigate the perception of nurses by children with acute and chronic illness through their drawings. The study was carried out using a descriptive research model. “Nurses through the eyes of sick children data collection form” was used in data collection procedure. The instruction “draw a picture of a nurse, please” was used to get the children to draw a picture. The majority of the children portrayed nurses as a smiling face. The children with chronic diseases featured nurses more in their drawings and they mentioned more nurse duties. The most important sign of the progression of nursing is that the mentioning of the modern roles of nursing by the children in their drawings and expressions. As children are influenced by their emotions, thoughts, observations, and experiences while drawing pictures, nurses can determine their thoughts about the disease, hospitals, physicians, and nurses by having sick children draw pictures.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naime Altay ◽  
Ebru Kilicarslan Toruner ◽  
Ebru Akgun Citak

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2331
Author(s):  
Enza Speranza ◽  
Lidia Santarpia ◽  
Maurizio Marra ◽  
Emilia De Filippo ◽  
Olivia Di Vincenzo ◽  
...  

Background: This study aimed to evaluate several socio-demographic and long-term clinical outcomes in a cohort of women living with a restrictive eating disorder. Methods: Patients were asked to fill in a general data collection form aiming to investigate their current conditions and to attend the outpatient unit for a 10-year follow-up clinical and laboratory evaluation. Results: Forty-four patients completed the follow-up general data collection form and 20 agreed to attend the outpatient unit for the 10 year-follow-up evaluation. In total, 52% of patients were single, 55% had achieved a university degree, and 55% had steady employment. After 10 years, there was a clear improvement in biochemical markers, but cholesterol levels were still slightly high. The prevalence of osteopenia in the whole sample was 70% when measured on the lumbar column and 20% on the total body, while osteoporosis was found in 10% of patients and only on the lumbar column. Conclusion: According to the collected data, women with a history of restrictive eating disorders appear to re-adapt well to social life by obtaining the level of their unaffected peers in terms of education and employment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Lehman ◽  
B. S. Sindhu ◽  
J. Johnson ◽  
C. A. Velozo

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1609 ◽  
Author(s):  
İlknur Münevver Gönenç ◽  
Nazan Çakırer Çalbayram

The purpose of finding out the opinions of pregnancy on the education given in their antenatal periods, their post-education experiences and contributions. This research was conducted retrospectively. The study was completed with 40 pregnant women who took part in the pregnancy school program and  met the study criteria. The research data were collected using a data collection form developed by the investigators. 95% of the women stated that the education that they received was helpful during their pregnancy and 72.5% stated in the process of delivery and all of them stated during their postpartum periods. 52.5% of the woman stated that they lived labour fear and all of them explained they defeated fear using education given by pregnancy school program. 70% woman found the education satisfactory, the others proposed that some topics should be detailed especially coping accidents during pregnancy and also wished husbands should participate this education. We found in the research that the pregnancy school program had contributions during pregnancy and delivery and in the postpartum period and we think that it has an important role in solving the obstetric problems.  Pregnancy school program will increase the women’s adaptation to pregnancy and decrease the workload of healthcare professionals. ÖzetAraştırma, gebelerin antenatal dönemde verilen eğitim hakkındaki görüşlerini, eğitim sonrası deneyimlerini ve katkılarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Retrospektif olarak yürütülen araştırma gebe okulu programına katılan ve çalışma kriterlerine uyan 40 gebe ile tamamlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen veri toplama formu ile toplanmıştır. Kadınların %95’i gebe okulunda aldıkları eğitimin gebelik döneminde, %72.5’i ise doğum sürecinde fayda sağladığını ifade etmiştir. Kadınların %52.5’i gebeliğinde doğum korkusu yaşadığını, korku yaşadığını ifade edenlerin tamamına yakını ise gebe okulundan aldığı bilgilerle bu korkuları ile baş edebildiğini belirtmiştir.  Kadınların %70’i eğitimi yeterli bulurken, diğerleri ise bazı konuların daha detaylı verilmesini, gebelikte görülen kazalar ve baş etme konusunun programa eklemesini, eşlerinde bu eğitime katılmalarını önermişlerdir. Araştırmada gebe okulu programının; gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonrası dönemde önemli katkıları olduğu belirlenmiş olup obstetrik problemlerin çözümünde önemli bir yere sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir. Gebe okulu programı kadınların gebeliğe adaptasyonunu arttıracak ve sağlık bakım profesyonellerinin iş yükünü azaltacaktır.


Author(s):  
Stephanie Guerlain ◽  
Kelsey LeBeau ◽  
Matthew Thompson ◽  
Craig Donnelly ◽  
Hannah McClelland ◽  
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