Implementation of a Meds to Beds Medication Use Program and Parent Experience at the Time of Transition From a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to describe the overall experience of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parent at time of transition home related to discharge medication use, following implementation of a Meds to Beds program.

Methods

A descriptive, qualitative study was used to explore parent experiences around medication use during transition home. Eleven parents whose infants required medications at the time of transition home from the NICU participated in a semi-structured telephone interview post-discharge. The data were coded and analyzed for themes.

Results

Major themes nested within the key stages of medication use in preparation for transition home from the NICU were identified: in-hospital preparation (practice early and often, Meds to Beds, and relationship

SUBMITTER: Findlater CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088444 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature