Improvement of Access to Information on Injectable High Alert Drugs among Nurses with QR Code

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Published: Feb 20, 2020
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QR code injectable high alert drugs nurses hospital pharmacy

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Paphada Ngamkitpramote1
College of Pharmacy, Rangsit University
Chayada Kanjananantawong1
College of Pharmacy, Rangsit University
Wutthipong Thapia
Health Consumer Protection and Pharmacy Department, Thasongyang Hospital, Tak
Treenut Piempreecha
Health Consumer Protection and Pharmacy Department, Thasongyang Hospital, Tak
Suchat Piempreecha
Health Consumer Protection and Pharmacy Department, Thasongyang Hospital, Tak

Abstract

Objectives: To improve and evaluate the access to information on injectable high alert drugs (IHADs) for nurses with QR (Quick Response) code. Methods: The researchers improved the accessibility to information on IHADs by using QR codes generated from th.qr-code-generator.com with no cost. Subsequently, sizes of the codes were appropriately adjusted with successful scan of the codes in very test by personnel of pharmacy department. Evaluation of the use of QR code was conducted by comparing the time to access information on IHADs via QR code scanning and manual search of handbook on HADs by professional nurses, and by assessing satisfaction with the QR code among users. Results: The study developed 20 QR codes of all IHAD in the hospital. The QR code was 1.5x1.5 cm2 in size with 8 topics including drug name, drug strength, drug form, solvent/diluent, drug administration, incompatibility, storage and follow up. All professional nurses (n=40) could successfully scan the QR code with an average time of 2.89 ± 1.15 seconds. Manual search of handbook took the average time of 7.13 ± 2.27 seconds, which was significantly different from that of QR code scanning (P <0.05). The satisfaction with the QR code in each evaluated domain was more than 4 (from the full score of 5). Overall satisfaction was 4.37 ± 0.11 (from the full score of 5). Conclusion: Developed QR code allows faster access to information on IHADs than manual search of handbook and results in satisfaction among practitioners.

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020): Jul-Sep
Section
Research Articles

        ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์  บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ 

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