The impact of medication administration on laboratory test results and nursing interventions
Keywords:
Medication administration, laboratory test results, drug-laboratory test interactions, nursing interventions, diagnostic accuracy, medication reconciliationAbstract
Background: Medication administration is one of the cardinal measures of patient care that will impact patient recovery as well as deserve high levels of concern regarding dose, route, and time of administration. However, drug effect interference with lab tests further blurs the likelihood ratio of investigations making patient conditions unreliable. It is primarily the responsibility of the nurses to coordinate these encounters safely and effectively to administer the medications and to observe the laboratory test results. Aim: The goal of this study is to scrutinize the effects of medication administration on laboratory tests, and the nursing actions required to prevent, control and resolve such drug-laboratory test interactions. Methods: The case reviews of medications and clinical propositions were carried out, with a focus at outcomes on laboratory tests and consequent actions of the nurse. Actual cases were interrogated with the intention of understanding how drug-laboratory tests interacted and how potential risks could be managed. Results: Moreover, the findings reveal that medications like warfarin, biotin, corticosteroids, rifampin affect laboratory tests and can cause diagnostic mistakes or improper dose modification.
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