Investigation of hypnotic agents administation in hospitalized elderly patients and its nursing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.21.004
- VernacularTitle:老年住院患者服用安眠药的调查及护理
- Author:
Yun-Juan BAI
1
;
Xiao-Juan YU
;
Xiao-Yuan WANG
;
Qian LI
Author Information
1. 100853,北京,解放军总医院南楼血液科
- Keywords:
Elderly patients;
Hypnotics;
Safty;
Affecting factors;
Side effects
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(21):2494-2498
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status of hypnotic agents administation in hospitalized elderly patients, and the relativity between incidents and the hypnotics consuming, in order to reduce the side effects of hypnotics in the clinics. Methods Investigated the outflow status of hypnotics in the clinical pharmacy, and status of the category, volume , consuming time of the old patients, and whether or not they received evaluation of sleeping quality before they taking the hypnotics was also investigated, and the factors affect the result of hypnotics and its negative consequences were educated. Results The mainly used of hypnotics in clinics was benzodiazepines, with various category and quantity, depending on different disease the individuals suffering from. There still existed hidden danger of consuming hypnotics, such as many patients hadn' t not received sleeping quality evaluation before taking them. There were also some factors affected the quality of patients sleep after taking medicines. Conclusions The health education of doctors, nurses and patients should be strengthened. It' s also recommended that early non-medicine intervention and reduction of the circumstance affecting factors would be benefit for the less use of hypnotics therefore reduce its side effects. The evaluation of sleep quality is also essential in the instruction of hypnotics using in clinics.
