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Nomenclature issues in aseptic preparation of medicines

Rob Gandy (NHS Healthcare Consultant based in Spital, UK)
Karen Kershaw (Senior Nurse, Practice Development, Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, UK)
Ian Beaumont (the Director of Quality Control, North West Region, Quality Control North West, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK)

British Journal of Clinical Governance

ISSN: 1466-4100

Article publication date: 1 December 2002

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Abstract

Nomenclature is of fundamental importance in healthcare. Different professionals interpret different terms in different ways. This has implications for measurement, clinical governance, risk management and any comparative studies where clear definitions are not predetermined. A project to determine how aseptic dispensing activity in pharmacies and clinical areas should be measured found this to be the case, primarily between nurses and pharmacists. It was essential to have consistently used terms and definitions for the purposes of the project. A preliminary list was audited with senior staff in clinical areas to ascertain local views and practices. Commonly used alternatives and other relevant terms were identified. The results were validated by a multidisciplinary workshop to determine a final list. Evaluation of these and wider examples highlights the many implications and the need for the issue to be directly addressed, particularly in a multi‐professional environment.

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Gandy, R., Kershaw, K. and Beaumont, I. (2002), "Nomenclature issues in aseptic preparation of medicines", British Journal of Clinical Governance, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 242-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/14664100210446614

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