Nursing Performance Regarding Intravenous Infusion of Look Alike Sound Alike Medications at Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Despite significant advances in medication safety, errors related to confusion between drug names are a cause of preventable adverse events and serious harm, and remain a patient safety priority. Although drug name confusion is recognized as a factor contributing to error, its minimization or elimination is a prevailing challenge. Aim of the study: assess nursing performance regarding Intravenous infusion of look-alike /sound-alike medications at intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out in critical care units (General ICU, Neuro ICU, Chest ICU) at Beni Suef University Hospitals. Study subjects: convenience sample of 30 nurses were included in the study. Data collection tools. Data were obtained through three main tools; Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA) Safety Assessment Questionnaire, Intravenous infusion of look-alike\ sound-alike Medications Observational checklist and Nurses’ attitude regarding LASA Safety Measures. Results: 46.7% of nurses were between 25-30 years old, 76.7% of them were females, 40.0% of them had 5-10 years