Inpatient Medication: Objectives and Outputs of SAMPI Program

This project outlines the Self-Administration Medication Program for Inpatients (SAMPI), detailing its objectives to increase patient understanding of self-administration and promote independence within the hospital setting. The project outputs include policy documents covering literature review summaries, documentation processes, patient inclusion/exclusion criteria, and risk assessment forms. A staff education package is developed, featuring audio-visual presentations, face-to-face in-service scenarios, online learning modules, and printable brochures. The patient education package includes printable and downloadable information with self-administration instructions and contact details. The evaluation framework incorporates online/paper-based satisfaction surveys for staff and patients, along with an evaluation report analyzing organizational safety data on medication errors before and after the project implementation. Patient inclusion criteria involve adult patients aged 18 to 65 with chronic conditions admitted to the Short Stay Unit (SSU), taking oral medications with no cognitive impairment, while exclusion criteria include pediatric patients, those requiring injectables or special authority medications, patients with cognitive impairment, diagnosed mental health disorders, physical disabilities, a history of delirium, high risk of falls, or those who do not wish to self-administer medication.