Level of Perceptions, Attitudes, and Acceptance of the Nurses in Iloilo Doctors' Hospital toward Unit Dose Drug Distribution System
Keywords:
Nurses, perception, attitudes, acceptance, unit dose drug delivery system, UDDDSAbstract
Background: Unit-dose drug distribution is widespread in many hospitals across the world. Although it is well established that UDDDS appears to offer better and safer patient care and that they also seem to lessen the inexpert aspects of nurse drug handling, its significance is not entirely understood and acknowledged by other hospital staff.
Objectives: Evaluating the level of perceptions, attitudes, and acceptance of the Iloilo Doctors' Hospital nurses towards the recent implementation of Unit-dose Drug Distribution (UDDDS) in Iloilo.
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative research design was used to evaluate the level of perceptions, attitudes, and acceptance of nurses towards UDDDS at Iloilo Doctors' Hospital. A validated questionnaire was used to survey 121 nurses at Iloilo Doctors' Hospital.
Results: The results indicate that the majority of nurses, whether involved or not in the pilot program, share a similar level of perception towards the UDDDS system, which is described as high. Similarly, both nurses involved and not involved in the pilot program exhibit a strong, positive attitude and acceptance towards the UDDDS, as indicated by high mean scores.
Conclusion: Nurses expressed satisfaction with the enhanced efficacy and quality of medication administration and patient care. Responses to several questionnaire items suggested that both pilot and non-pilot nurses accepted the new strategy and strongly supported its continued implementation, even though only one nursing department had recently initiated the practice of UDDDS. These results highlight the importance of addressing nurses' perceptions and attitudes during the implementation of the UDDDS. Strategies should be employed to ensure that nurses have a clear understanding of the system's benefits and advantages.
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