Efficacy of a Behavioral Based Education Intervention to Decrease Medication History Errors Among Professional Nurses.

NCT ID: NCT00845494

Last Updated: 2009-02-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine if a behavioral knowledge based education intervention will decrease medication transcription errors among professional nurses when admitting elder patients to a hospital. The hypothesis is those professional nurses who receive the behavioral-cognitive eduction medication taking intervention will have fewer medication errors than those professional nurses who do not.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Medication Errors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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medication history education

Four hospital unit nurses asked to participate in the study. Two nursing units will receive the cognitive behavioral intervention.

Group Type OTHER

cognitive behavioral intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of an hour of cognitive behavioral education. The first 15 minutes spent discussing cases examples of medication errors. The next 15 minutes will include identifying old rules or assumptions nurses have about medication history obtainment. The next 15 minutes will be utilized reviewing a medication tool to be used, and the last 15 minutes will be discussing techniques to help nurse obtain information from elderly patients.

Interventions

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cognitive behavioral intervention

The intervention will consist of an hour of cognitive behavioral education. The first 15 minutes spent discussing cases examples of medication errors. The next 15 minutes will include identifying old rules or assumptions nurses have about medication history obtainment. The next 15 minutes will be utilized reviewing a medication tool to be used, and the last 15 minutes will be discussing techniques to help nurse obtain information from elderly patients.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Nurses working 20 hours a week or more

Exclusion Criteria

* Nurses working less than 20 hours a week
* Nurse working as a float or pool nurse
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Waukesha Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Locations

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Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Kathy A Becker, PhD(c)

Role: CONTACT

262-928-7887

Facility Contacts

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Michael whittaker, M.D.

Role: primary

262-288-7570

Other Identifiers

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554

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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