Introduction

Medication administration through enteral feeding tubes is a practice that is commonly encountered in hospital settings, particularly in critically ill patients. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of intensive care unit nurses regarding enteral medication administration and evaluate the effect of an educational intervention led by a clinical pharmacist that would improve nurses’ knowledge regarding the subject.

Methods

A pre/post interventional study was conducted. Improvement in nurses’ knowledge regarding medication administration through an enteral feeding tube was assessed using a validated questionnaire.

Results

Data were coded, entered, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS statistics 22). Independent samples t-test and paired t-test were used to detect any statistically significant differences in the mean total knowledge scores both between and within each group respectively. A P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. The mean total knowledge score for nurses in the intervention and control group at the pre-interventional phase of the study was inadequate. There was a statistically significant improvement in the mean total knowledge score for the interventional group at the post-interventional phase of the study, while that of the control group remained inadequate (Intervention group total mean knowledge score at baseline 12.11 ± 3.75, post-intervention 21.50 ± 2.36, p-value <0.001; Control group total mean knowledge score at baseline 12.05 ± 3.12, post-intervention 12.60 ± 3.76, p-value 0.96).

Conclusion

Incorrect drug preparation and administration for patients with feeding tubes can affect patients. The knowledge of nurses regarding the subject can be improved significantly via an educational intervention. The activation of clinical pharmacists’ role and collaboration between pharmacists, physicians, and nurses is highly recommended in this clinical setting.

中文翻译：

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通过肠内饲管进行口服药物管理：临床药剂师主导的教育干预，以提高约旦大学医院重症监护病房护士的知识

介绍

通过肠内营养管给药是医院环境中常见的一种做法，特别是在危重病人中。本研究旨在评估重症监护病房护士关于肠内给药的知识，并评估由临床药剂师领导的教育干预的效果，以提高护士对该主题的了解。

方法

进行了干预前/后研究。使用经过验证的问卷评估护士通过肠内营养管给药的知识改进。

结果

使用社会科学统计软件包（IBM SPSS Statistics 22）对数据进行编码、输入和分析。独立样本t检验和配对t-test 分别用于检测每组之间和每组内平均总知识分数的任何统计显着差异。P 值 <0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。在研究的干预前阶段，干预组和对照组护士的平均总知识分数不足。在研究的干预后阶段，干预组的平均总知识得分有统计学意义的改善，而对照组的平均总知识得分仍然不足（干预组基线时的总平均知识得分为 12.11 ± 3.75，干预后21.50 ± 2.36，p 值 <0.001；对照组基线总平均知识分数 12.05 ± 3.12，干预后 12.60 ± 3.76，p 值 0.96）。

结论

饲管患者的药物制备和给药不正确会影响患者。通过教育干预可以显着提高护士对该主题的了解。在这种临床环境中，强烈建议激活临床药剂师的角色以及药剂师、医生和护士之间的协作。