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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Patient Safety
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Post-discharge adverse drug events are a significant national concern.
  • Effective inpatient medication instruction is crucial for patient safety.
  • Persons with cognitive challenges (PWCCs) often require specialized teaching methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of errorless teaching/learning methods plus pictorial medication cards (ETL + card) on registered nurse (RN) teaching.
  • To assess the effect of ETL + card on medication adherence among PWCCs.
  • To determine if this intervention improves medication self-management in PWCCs.

Main Methods:

  • A pre-post intervention study design was employed.
  • Data were collected from RNs and PWCCs on a rehabilitation unit.
  • Intervention involved RNs using ETL + card for medication instruction.

Main Results:

  • RNs utilized significantly more teaching strategies post-intervention (p = .003).
  • Patient prescription fill rates improved from 67% to 85%.
  • RN teaching satisfaction increased from 0% to 50%.

Conclusions:

  • ETL + card intervention enhanced RN medication teaching.
  • The intervention showed a potential positive impact on patient medication adherence.
  • ETL + card may support safe medication self-management for PWCCs.