Optimization Of The Process Of Drug Administration By Nurses In Selected South Bohemian Hospitals

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to analyse and subsequently optimize the process of drug administration by nurses in selected South Bohemian hospitals using SWOT analysis. The process of drug administration by a nurse is one of the main nursing processes with a significant impact on patient treatment. Qualitative research was carried out using a semi-structured interview with representatives of the management in selected hospitals and the application of SWOT analysis before the start of process optimization and after application of measures leading to process optimization. The subject of the research was the processes of drug administration by nurses in selected South Bohemian hospitals. Based on the analyses, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the studied process were specified, including the determination of their scores leading to the optimization of this process. As a result of the process optimization, changes were made to the factors of the individual parts of the SWOT analysis and their evaluation, which reflected shifts in the actual optimization of the drug administration process in the hospitals involved in the research. Based on the results of the study, strategic recommendations for hospital management leading to the improvement of this process can be formulated.