scholarly journals Cornerstone of healthcare: awareness and compliance of patient safety measures in a large tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3795
Author(s):  
Sonali Shamdasani ◽  
Gurpreet Kaur ◽  
R. K. Ganjoo
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Other Hand

Background: The study was done to assess the awareness and compliance of patient safety measures among healthcare providers and patients in a tertiary care hospital in India, ascertain the gap in both the aspects, if any and recommend the measures to improve the same.Methods: Cross sectional study in which patient safety survey was administered to random sample of 400 healthcare providers and 200 inpatients. The awareness was assessed through predefined questionnaires and compliance was assessed by observation, demonstration of processes, audit of patient files and interview of patients. Descriptive statistics analyzed with SPSS. Data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages and using Chi-square test.Results: The level of awareness was acceptable among healthcare providers, but the compliance was not satisfactory. Thus, gap was significant for certain parameters. The range of awareness among the patients was wide as study included patients of varying demographic and educational level. The range of compliance was also wide but was low. Thus, the gap was significant.Conclusions: As a result of continuous training of the healthcare providers, the awareness was satisfactory but on the other hand, they were not complying which may be due to workload, forgetfulness, lack of resources etc. On the other hand, the level of awareness was found to be low among patients and compliance was further lower down the ladder which may be due to difference in education, socioeconomic status, hesitation to enquire etc.

scholarly journals Adverse Drug Reaction Policy in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
V Aggarwal ◽  
Shakti Kumar Gupta ◽  
DK Sharma ◽  
S Arya ◽  
S Singh
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Personnel Paramédical

ABSTRACT Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and contribute to the incidence of adverse events, resulting in increased healthcare costs. Healthcare providers need to understand their role and responsibility in the detection, management, documentation, and reporting of ADRs. The purpose of this study is to provide guidelines regarding the procedure of reporting ADRs to hospital authority. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between April and August 2013. The study population included doctors, nursing personnel, paramedical staff and quality managers of tertiary care hospital from one public and two private hospitals. Interaction was done with study population against the back drop of the checklist and ADR policy was formulated. How to cite this article Singh S, Gupta SK, Arya S, Sharma DK, Aggarwal V. Adverse Drug Reaction Policy in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015; 3(1):41-47.

Occupational safety in nurses working in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Gulsah Camci ◽  
Sidika Oguz ◽  
Turabi Karadag ◽  
Betul Bayrak
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Values

Abstract Objective: To determine the occupational safety of nurses working in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: The cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital at Kocaeli University, Turkey, from January to March 2016, and comprised nurses working at the hospital. A questionnaire and the occupational safety scale were used to collect data. The Occupational Safety Scale has seven subscales. Frequencies, percentages, mean values and standard deviations were calculated during data analysis. Results: Of the 200 nurses, 180(90%) were female and 88(44%) had 6-11 years of professional experience. The overall mean score of the scale was 2.593±0.770. Nurses working in daytime had better score on the healthcare screening and registry systems subscale compared to nurses working in shifts (p=0.020). There were no differences between the other subscales and work patterns (p>0.05). Conclusion: The nurses were found to have poor occupational safety. Key Words: Nurse, Occupational safety, Occupational health, Occupational disease Continuous...

scholarly journals To Formulate a Selective Patient Safety-related Policy for a Tertiary Care Hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
V Aggarwal ◽  
Shakti Kumar Gupta ◽  
S Arya ◽  
S Singh
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Check List ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Public And Private

ABSTRACT Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of healthcare (WHO). Accuracy of patient identification remains a priority focus of healthcare organization. Identifying patients accurately presents many unique challenges in today's healthcare settings. We need to understand how human factors can be used to reduce adverse events. Using a human factor approach, the human system interface can be improved by providing better designed system and processes. This involves simplifying processes, standardizing procedures, providing back up when human fails, improving communication, redesigning equipment and engendering a consciousness of behavioral organization and technological limitation that lead to error. The above study was an initiative toward simplifying processes and standardizing procedures. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between April to August 2013. The tool used was a check list made after an exhaustive review of literature and validated by experts in quality assurance from NABH accredited private hospitals. The study population of 100 people which included doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and quality managers of tertiary care public and private hospitals were approached for interaction against the back drop of the check list. Response rate was 61%. Policy was framed after incorporating inputs from responses received against the back drop of the check list. How to cite this article Singh S, Gupta SK, Arya S, Aggarwal V. To Formulate a Selective Patient Safety-related Policy for a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2014;2(2):94-102.

scholarly journals Knowledge of sleep disorders among physicians at a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: A cross-sectional study. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Ul Haq ◽  
Mansoor Ali Hameed ◽  
Merlin Marry Thomas ◽  
Khezar Shahzada Syed ◽  
Ahmad Mohammad Mahmoud Othman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sleep Medicine ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders (SD) constitute a major health problem because of their relatively high and rising prevalence. Several studies have analyzed the knowledge of SD among healthcare providers worldwide. We aimed to assess the knowledge of SD among physicians in Qatar OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge of sleep medicine among physicians working in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS Total of 250 physicians were surveyed regarding their knowledge in sleep medicine using a validated 30 item “ASKME Survey”. The participants included residents, fellows and consultants in medicine and allied subspecialties. A score ≥60% was considered a high score implying adequate knowledge of SD. RESULTS Response was received from 158 physicians with a responder rate of 63.2%. We analyzed the data from 34 residents, 74 clinical fellows and 50 consultants. The overall mean score was 15.53± 4.42 out of 30. Only 57 (36%) respondents were able to answer ≥60% of the questions correctly. There was no statistically significant difference in the scores of the participants with regard to their ranks (residents, fellows, consultants) or years of training CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that healthcare providers in Qatar have decreased awareness and knowledge about sleep medicine which may reflect a lesser emphasis during medical school and medical training on SD. Increasing awareness regarding sleep medicine among non-specialist physicians will allow early detection and treatment of SD, improving the morbidity attached with these disorders CLINICALTRIAL The research was approved by the Institutional review board MRC-01-18-022

Patient safety awareness and attitude among interns of a tertiary care hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 2645-2647
Author(s):  
Ayesha Abubakar Mitha ◽  
Usman Mahboob
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Great Depth ◽  
Domain Score ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Patient Safety (PS) emerging as global health problem. PS attitudes are being assessed worldwide but behaviors and attitudes in young doctors have not been studied in great depth. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitude towards PS in Foundation Year Trainees (Interns) in a tertiary care hospital. Method: A cross sectional Survey was applied to 126 Interns of Combined Military Hospital Lahore using Questionnaire (APSQ) in December 2019. The survey was kept anonymous. Statistical analysis was by utilizing SPSS Version 23. Results: Interns had PS knowledge. Highest domain score was “Attitude to medical error reporting” (53.34 + 7.62) followed by “PS knowledge” (50.88 + 6.85). The lowest domain score was “Attitude to PS Skills” (16.34 + 3.46). Pearson correlations revealed significant correlation between domains. Conclusion: The study showed that there was prevalence of PS knowledge among interns but limited understanding requiring training. KEYWORDS: Attitude, patient safety, medical errors, interns Continuous...

scholarly journals Knowledge of hand hygiene among healthcare providers in a tertiary care hospital, Bengaluru

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4433
Author(s):  
Karavadi Sri Sai Vidusha ◽  
Margaret Menzil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Healthcare providers (HCPs) have been identified as the most common vehicle for transmission of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. Hand hygiene has been identified as the single most important, simplest and least expensive means of preventing HAIs. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of hand hygiene among healthcare providers in a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among all the health care providers who have been working in the hospital for more than one year. Total 122 health care providers were included in the study. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was developed and used to obtain information on respondent’s socio-demographic characteristics, and knowledge of hand hygiene. For collecting data in this study, the World Health Organization (WHO) "Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire "revised 2009 edition was used. Descriptive statistics was used as necessary.Results: A total of 122 health care providers participated in the study. Among them 78 (63.9%) have received formal training in hand washing. The mean age of the study participants was 29.11±8.6 years. Majority opined that hand rubbing is required before palpation of the abdomen (86.9%) knowledge about hand hygiene was found to be moderate in majority of the study subjects (144 out of 200, 74%).Conclusions: In the present study the knowledge on hand hygiene among health care providers is moderate it highlights the importance of improving the current training programs targeting hand hygiene practices among health care providers.

scholarly journals A study on awareness and practices of bio-medical waste management in tertiary care hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2075-2078
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shakil Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Laboratory Waste ◽  
Almost All

Introduction: Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) consists of solids, liquids, sharps and laboratory waste that are potentially infectious and dangerous. In India, lack of knowledge and practice in relation to availability of resources and processes in place has been reported in many studies. Hence, the present study has been carried out with an objective of assessing awareness and practices of healthcare providers regarding BMW. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care hospital with 300 beds in Karnataka over a period of one month using preformed, pre-structured proforma. Results: Almost all health personnel were aware about BMW guidelines; adequate segregation of BMW was noticed in only 4 sites (11.8%). Conclusion: The awareness about BMW management among healthcare providers in our study was found to be adequate but with low segregation practices. The staffs are well aware to manage the spills and will use if all the sites are provided with spill kits. Key words: Biomedical waste, color coding, India, tertiary hospital, waste segregation

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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