Nurses' responsibilities for administering medication towards the end of life

Rahul Kumar; Rohit Singh Jadoun; Pushpendra Saini; Vandna; Somya Gautam

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.1.0208

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Nurses' responsibilities for administering medication towards the end of life

Rahul Kumar ¹, Rohit Singh Jadoun ², Pushpendra Saini ³, Vandna ⁴ and Somya Gautam ^{4, *}

1 Department of Medicine, ESIC Hospital, Lucknow. U.P. India.
2 Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Maheshwari Nursing and Paramedical Institute, Aligarh. U.P. India.
3 Department of Community Health Nursing. Shree Digamber Degree College of Nursing Bharatpur, Rajasthan. India.
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maheshwari Nursing and Paramedical Institute Aligarh, U.P. India.

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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(01), 434–437.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.1.0208

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.1.0208

Publication history

Received on 06 September 2022; revised on 17 October 2022; accepted on 19 October 2022

Abstract

Patients who are nearing the end of their life frequently take numerous drugs. Physicians often are unaware of the significance of assessing a patient's medication's usefulness near the end of their life. The purpose of this study is to learn more about how patients, unpaid caregivers, nurses, and doctors view the role of nurses in managing medication near the end of life. By educating, encouraging, advocating for, and involving all pertinent stakeholders, we discovered that nurses could and should play a significant role in administering medications near the end of life. To improve the administration of drugs to patients nearing the end of their lives, doctors should value nurses' advice. The importance that nurses can play in encouraging patients' interest in drug management at the end of life should be acknowledged by healthcare providers. To fulfil this function, nurses should be strengthened through education and training.

Keywords

Decision making; Drug therapy; End-of-life care; Interdisciplinary communication; Interview; Nursing; Palliative care

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Rahul Kumar, Rohit Singh Jadoun, Pushpendra Saini Vandna and Somya Gautam. Nurses' responsibilities for administering medication towards the end of life. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(01), 434–437. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.1.0208

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