title: Medication management in patients with dysphagia: a service evaluation.
abstract: The administration of medicines to patients with dysphagia presents substantial challenges to patient safety. Within stroke services, where up to half of patients may experience dysphagia, ensuring safe medication management is particularly challenging. This article describes how best practice within one stroke unit is being achieved by means of a knowledge-to-action service improvement project, ongoing education and training, and the input of a specialist dysphagia practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. b.bennett@shu.ac.uk
authors.forename: Bev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations