Volume : IX, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Pharmacovigilance Among Nurses In A Tertiary Care Hospital

T. Saravanan, Yamuna Devi M. S

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Introduction: Nurses are key professionals involved in administering of medicines. They have utmost responsibilty to report adverse drug reactions .The study was conducted to determine the level of overall skill in pharmacovigilance amon the nurses. Aim and objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among nursing staff in a tertiary care hospital Materials and methods: A questionnaire based cross–sectional, observational study was conducted among nurses in the inpatient departments of various specialties of Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. Written informed consent was taken from the participants. A semi–structured questionnaire was administered to 100 nurses. Results: Of the total respondents, almost all (98%) were female and 2% were female. Only 21% considered that adverse drug reactions reporting should be made mandatory. Conclusion Continued education among nurses is required to improve the standard of pharmacovigilance in the hospital.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE AMONG NURSES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, T.Saravanan, Yamuna devi M.S INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-12 | December-2019

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