Self-Administered Medication Packet for Patients Experiencing a Vaginal Birth

Abstract

A patient satisfaction survey at Missouri Baptist Medical Center revealed that patients experiencing a vaginal delivery needed to wait for their medications and did not consistently receive adequate information about medications. Furthermore, a chart review noted that physicians ordered a wide variety of medications for their patients but that the patients did not always use all their medications. A review of patients' accounts determined that their medications were costly. A multidisciplinary team using the FOCUS-PDCA quality improvement model designed and implemented a self-administered medication packet. Outcomes included continued patient satisfaction with decreases in cost, narcotic use, and medication errors.

American Pain Society Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Acute and Cancer Pain Management

“…Implementation of the 1995 American Pain Society (APS) Quality Improvement Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain and Cancer Pain 16 effected improvements in pain assessment [17][18][19][20][21] and prescribing practices, [22][23][24] with less effect on patient outcomes. [25][26][27] Quality improvement (QI) expertise, in pain manage-ment and other areas of health care, has grown, allowing new insights into the key elements necessary for success.…”