Date of Conferral
6-16-2025
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Kelly Fisher
Abstract
Patient health is highly influenced by non-adherence to medications and faults in them. Longer diseases, unneeded hospital visits, and growing healthcare expenses are the effects of these problems. Medication errors can arise from incorrect prescriptions, too low or too high doses, poor administration, or inconsistent provider communication. Patients may also neglect their prescriptions for several reasons, including lack of motivation, forgetfulness, or worries about side effects. This initiative aimed to provide medical staff members with techniques meant to help lower errors in the healthcare environment and enhance medication adherence. The aim of this initiative was to instruct the staff members about efficient techniques that minimize medication errors and raise medication adherence in the healthcare setting, thus bridging this gap and improving the health and safety of the patients. Staff education on the value of medication reconciliation, open communication that will reduce prescription mistakes, and adherence promotion took front stage in the initiative. The project addressed the question about how staff education on these approaches will help to increase staff knowledge to encourage medication adherence in the contexts of community/healthcare settings. The ADDIE paradigm was applied throughout the project life. Staff knowledge following education was evaluated using pre- and post-tests, which showed clear improvement at the end of the session. Following the training, scores ranged from 73% to 93% and a learning gain of 74.18%. Teaching staff members the value of appropriate medication reconciliation, good patient communication, and patient adherence monitoring will help increase patient safety and treatment results.
Recommended Citation
Yeba, Rita Nyongkah, "Staff Education on Strategies to Eliminate Medication Errors and Promote Medication Compliance in the Community and Healthcare Settings" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 17936.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17936
