Medication management in patients with dysphagia: a service evaluation.

Bev Bennett, Claire Howard, Helen Barnes, Amanda Jones

Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. b.bennett@shu.ac.uk

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) 2013 Jun 12-18

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The administration of medicines to patients with dysphagia presents substantial challenges to patient safety. Within stroke services, where up to half of patients may experience dysphagia, ensuring safe medication management is particularly challenging. This article describes how best practice within one stroke unit is being achieved by means of a knowledge-to-action service improvement project, ongoing education and training, and the input of a specialist dysphagia practitioner.

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Bev Bennett, Claire Howard, Helen Barnes, Amanda Jones. Medication management in patients with dysphagia: a service evaluation. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987). 2013 Jun 12-18;27(41):41-8