Finding Our Way: Solutions to Current & Future Trends in Nursing in Qatar
Finding Our Way: Solutions to Current & Future Trends in Nursing in Qatar
Edited by Dr. Brad Johnson & Jan Marie Graham
Table of Contents[عدل]
1. cknowledgements.................................. i
2. Increase in employee s absences due to sickness by Hodan Hassan Abdalla...........1
3. Solutions to increase the adequacy of hemodialysis by Khulood Abdulsalam .........6
4. Reducing high rate of surgical site infection by Alhan Ahmed.............16
5. Preventing medication errors to enhance patient safety by Bilan Ahmed.............20
6. Pediatric home care minimizes central line infection by Mahlah Ali.......27
7. Preventing delay in giving stat medication by Nawal Ali ..........................32
8. Retention strategies for nurses in Qatar by Ezdehar AL Ashwal..................40
9. Problems in discharge planning by Huda Al Ashwal .............................50
10. Readmission due to improper discharge planning by Abeer Awad Al-Saadi ...........57
11. The effect of health education in reducing hospital readmission among patients with diabetes by Wafa Alsaadi.....................62
12. Over-crowding in health centres by Fahima Rehael Al- Shammari.............69
13. Decrease number of lower limb amputation in diabetic patients by Khadeja Baqer....74
14. How to help disabled children in Qatar by Rana Mohammed Diab.......................82
15. Decreasing the wait time in outpatient department to prevent patients suffering by Muntaha Elayyan..............93
16. Poor communication by Khadeja Eraibi ...................101 17. Lack of health education for diabetes patients by Noura Farraj..............107 18. Decreasing the high rate of infection in the hospital by Sakina Abulqassemi Kashkoei.....117
19. Overcrowding in paediatric emergency centers and ineffective use of emergency services by Aisha B. Khan................126
20. The impact of medication error on patient’ safety and staff’s performance by Walaa Asaad Makhoul.................................................135
21. Improving the pharmacy system in order to prevent delayed medication administration by Farhat A.Rahim Malik .............................142
22. Preventing mismanagement during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Azeeza Mohammed....150
23. The impact of poor performance on the quality of care and patient safety by Hala Mohammed ..................................157
24. Measure to reduce the ineffective operating room utilization by Ifrah Mohmoud ....................164
25. The relationship between shortage of Qatari nurses and work environment by Fatma Mohammed Naji...................... .....................170
26. Possible solutions to decrease the rate of permanent catheter infection in end stage renal failure patients by Khulood Nasser.....................................176
27. Decrease the shortage of nurses in Hamad Medical Corporation by Fareeda Omar ..................184
28. Nurses roles in preventing delays in patient discharge by Asma Saif..........................................191
29. Reporting child abuse by nurses and health care members by Fatin Salama …………………………. 199
30. Increase in retention of nursing staff in Qatar hospitals by Saeeda Umer......199205
31. Preventing diabetes by Dena Mohammed Zayed................212
32. Minimizing discharge against medical advice (DAMA) by Fatemeh Zandavi...............................218
33. Preventing medication errors by Hendeh Zirak .......................227 i
Acknowledgements[عدل]
These are the combined works of the students enrolled in Nursing 411: Nursing Scholarship at the University of Calgary-Qatar in the Fall Term, 2012. The goal of the class was to identify current and future trends in nursing in Qatar, and using an inquiry and evidence-based approach, develop a plan to address the issues. We would like to thank all the students for their hard work and want to acknowledge their fine ideas, energy, and ability to accurately identify and examine the health care issues and the possible solutions. The innovations and changes recommended, if enacted, will greatly enhance the health care system in Qatar. It was our privilege to work with them all!
Jan Marie & Brad
