Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurses Working in a University Hospital About Pharmacovigilance

Abstract

Aim: Although detection and monitoring of adverse drug reactions is mandatory for drug safety, the reporting of adverse drug reactions are insufficient in our country. On the other hand, raising awareness of the importance of pharmacovigilance among nurses is important for reporting adverse drug reactions. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices about pharmacovigilance of nurses working in a university hospital.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and descriptive study, a 25-question questionnaire was applied to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes and practices on pharmacovigilance to nurses working in Mersin University Hospital.

Results: 83.9% of the nurses defined the pharmacovigilance correctly and 40.7% knew that there was a pharmacovigilance contact point in the hospital. 81.7% of nurses are aware that reporting adverse drug reactions is a professional obligation. While 48.8% of the nurses reported that they had experienced an adverse drug reaction but only 0.2% of them had reported an adverse drug reaction. 75.1% of the nurses reported that it was difficult to decide on an adverse drug reaction and 36.6% of the nurses showed that there was not enough time to report an adverse drug reaction.

Conclusions: In this study, it was observed that nurses participating in the study had deficiencies in knowledge, attitude and practices related to pharmacovigilance. The rate of adverse drug reaction reporting among nurses is very low. Pharmacovigilance training should be organized for nurses in hospitals and nurses should be involved in this process. In this way, it could be ensured that nurses make the necessary contribution to the reporting of adverse drug reactions.

Keywords

• Adverse drug reaction,pharmacovigilance,nurse

Bir Üniversite Hastanesinde Görev Yapan Hemşirelerin Farmakovijilans Hakkında Bilgi, Tutum ve Uygulamalarının Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Advers ilaç reaksiyonlarının tespit edilmesi ve izlenmesi ilaç güvenliği açısından zorunlu olmasına rağmen, ülkemizde advers ilaç reaksiyonu bildirimi yetersizdir. Öte yandan hemşirelerde farmakovijilansın önemi hakkında farkındalık yaratmak advers ilaç reaksiyonu bildirimi için önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin farmakovijilans konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirmektir.

Yöntem: Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı tipte yapılan bu çalışmada, Mersin Üniversitesi Hastanesinde çalışan hemşirelerin farmakovijilans konusunda bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarını değerlendirmek için 25 soruluk anket uygulanmıştır.

Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %83,9’u farmakovijilansı doğru tanımlamış ve %40,7’si hastanede bir farmakovijilans irtibat noktasının olduğunu bilmiştir. Hemşirelerin %81,7’si advers ilaç reaksiyonu bildiriminin profesyonel bir yükümlülük olduğunun farkındadır. Hemşirelerin %48,8’i yaşanan bir advers ilaç reaksiyonu gördüğünü bildirmekle birlikte sadece %0,2’si advers ilaç reaksiyonu bildirimi yaptığını ifade etmiştir. Yaşanan bir advers ilaç reaksiyonunu tanımlamada hemşirelerin %75,1’i karar vermenin zor olduğunu bildirmiş ve advers ilaç reaksiyonunu bildirmek için hemşirelerin %36,6’sı yeterli zamanlarının olmadığını sebep olarak göstermişlerdir.

Sonuç: Bu çalışmada araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin farmakovijilans ile ilgili bilgi, tutum ve uygulamalarında eksiklikleri olduğu görülmüştür. Hemşireler arasında advers ilaç reaksiyonu bildirimi oranı çok düşüktür. Hastanelerde hemşireler için farmakovijilans ile ilgili eğitimler düzenlenmeli ve hemşirelerin bu süreçte yer almaları sağlanmalıdır. Bu şekilde advers ilaç reaksiyonlarının bidiriminde hemşirelerin gerekli katkıyı sunması sağlanabilir.

Keywords

• Advers ilaç reaksiyonu,farmakovijilans,hemşire

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