Publications by authors named "R Skar"
Background: Suboptimal medicines management due to inadequate knowledge can cause risks to patient safety and affect the quality of care and patient outcomes.
Aim: To examine the effect of an educational programme on nurses' knowledge of medicines management.
Method: A pre and post-design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational medicines management programme.
This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a medication management program on nurses knowledge of medication management, three months after program completion. Fifty-seven nurses took a multiple-choice test both immediately after the program and three months later. Changes in test performance were assessed using McNemar's test and generalized estimating equations for binary outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate nurses' experiences with implementation of knowledge gained through an obligatory medication management programme (MMP).
Background: Lack of knowledge among nurses is an important contributor to medication management errors. Therefore, training programmes such as the MMP were established to help nurses acquire and refine their practice skills.
Aim: To explore general hospital ward nurses' experiences with the National Early Warning Score and to determine its impacts on their professionalism.
Background: The National Early Warning Score has broad appeal; it is a patient safety initiative designed to ensure early identification of and response to deteriorating patients in hospitals. However, it is still unclear how the tool impacts nurses' professionalism.
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore hospital nurses' perceptions and reactions to the National Early Warning Score during an introduction programme.
Design: A qualitative case study approach with participatory observations was used for this study.
Methods: In total, nine seminars and 23 simulation sessions attended by nurses were observed.