HOW MUCH DO ED PATIENTS KNOW ABOUT MEDICATION PRESCRIBED FOR THEM ON DISCHARGE? A PILOT STUDY IN TURKEY

BULUT H., Tanrikulu G., Dal U., KAPUCU S.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING, vol.39, no.3, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.12.017
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Nursing, Medication, Emergency department, Knowledge, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT, PATIENTS KNOWLEDGE, ELDERLY PATIENTS, OLDER-PEOPLE, CARE, EDUCATION, QUALITY, PROGRAM, HEALTH
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Hospital emergency departments provide health care to patients with various ailments and illnesses. If necessary, doctors write prescriptions for patients who visit emergency departments for their use after discharge from hospitals. It is important to inform patients about their prescribed medications because compliance with the prescription plays an important role in the success of the treatment. If a patient must use more than one medication, this might result in negative drug interactions. These undesirable developments may adversely affect the treatment process and cause many unplanned patient visits to emergency departments. This study was carried out to determine patient knowledge as related to the names, dosage, frequency, purpose and course of medications given on discharge from emergency departments.