Title: Overview of proper co-ordering of vitamin D injection for a vitamin D deficient patients who were prescribed vitamin D injection in Al Thumama Health Centre July -September 2021 Doha/Qatar
Authors: Teeba Salwan Abbood, Budoor Kahtan Al-Shammari
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i5.01
Abstract
Reviewing the vitamin D deficiency prevalence in Qatar and main gate for treating patient is primary care health centers we noticed a deficiency in co ordering D to be executed by nurses after prescribing it and its dispense through the pharmacy, such a need complaint from physician was at the time of data collections in Al Thumama Health center % and after implementing certain changes this compliance improved to above the aim of 80% precisely 100% on post trial PDSA cycle 2.
Problem
Discrepancy between the treating doctors prescribing vitamin b12 injection in vitamin D deficient patient and co-ordering of the injection so the treatment room staff will have the green light for pursuance to vitamin injection to the patient taking in consideration highly prevalence deficiency among various patients demographics and diagnoses knowing that having a prescription order is not enough to be administered to the patient by the staff.
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