Date of Award
Spring 3-16-2024
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
First Advisor
David Liguori, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN
Second Advisor
Eleanor Eberhard, DNP, MBA, RN
Abstract
Practice Problem: Medication education is a national and global patient safety challenge. Healthcare organizations often lack consistent and effective medication teaching policies. Studies have found that the teach-back method is an effective interactive communication practice of medication teaching to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
PICOT: In direct care nursing staff (P), How does an evidence-based medication teaching bundle (I) compared to the current medication teaching practice(C) affect staff adherence to the dissemination of medication teaching to hospitalized patients (O) in 12 weeks (T)?
Evidence: A review and appraisal of 12 research studies demonstrated that the teach-back method was clinically and statistically significant in improving medication safety and patient outcomes. This supports the evidence-based Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project for nursing staff trained on the teach-back method to integrate teach-back into medication teaching practice for hospitalized patients.
Intervention: Nurse participants (n=8) were given an identical survey three times, once before and twice at six and ten weeks after training on the teach-back method, to evaluate the impact of the teach-back training on medication teaching. Using a validated teach-back evaluation tool, the nurse leader observed the participants' teach-back proficiency.
Outcome: No statistical significance was found in the perceived importance of and confidence in using the teach-back method between any two-time points; the perceived importance of and confidence in using the teach-back method increased from week one to week ten. The use of teach- back for medication communication increased after the teach-back training.
Conclusion: Education on the teach-back method effectively promotes nurses’ confidence in and use of the teach-back method for medication teaching. Standardizing medication teaching using this method is recommended.
Recommended Citation
Wei, T. (2024). Actions to Improve In-Patient Communication on Medication Teaching. [Doctoral project, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences]. SOAR @ USA: Student Scholarly Projects Collection. https://doi.org/10.46409/sr.PLOE2684
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Comments
Scholarly project submitted to the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice