Date of Conferral
3-3-2025
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Joan Moon
Abstract
A minimum of one medication error occurs daily in the life of a hospitalized patient, which confirms the research that medication errors constitute the most significant patient safety issue and that about 20% of these errors result in patient harm. Many errors could have been averted if an accurate medication reconciliation process had been practiced. Medication reconciliation is a formal process whereby the patient’s current medication list is compared to the patient’s record or medication orders whenever the patient’s level of care changes. Framed within the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model of instructional design, the purpose of this Doctor of Nursing practice staff education project was to plan, implement, and evaluate a staff education program on a standardized evidence-based process on medication reconciliation (SEPMR). The education was presented to 15 home health nurses in the home health agency with a pretest/posttest accompanying the education. Analysis of the pretest/posttest data was conducted using descriptive statistics. The pretest mean was 6.9 with the posttest mean being 9.5 resulting in a percent change of knowledge of 2.5 (38%). Using a separate evaluation the learners were asked if the four education learning objectives had been met. The participants all agreed that the education provided met the stated learning objectives. The participants recommended that the SEPMR be part of the new nurses' orientation packet and be added to the annual mandatory education required for nurses. The social change impact on the nurses’ improved knowledge on medication reconciliation positively affected patient safety thus improving the human condition.
Recommended Citation
Nweze-Muoghalu, Chika, "Staff Education Program on Medication Reconciliation" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 17451.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17451
