Title: Overview of proper co-ordering of vitamin B12 injection for a vitamin B12 deficient patients who were prescribed vitamin b12 injection in Al Thumama Health Centre July -September 2021
Authors: Dr Teeba Salwan Abbood, Dr Budoor Khatan Al-Shammari, Dr Sara Ahmad Ba-Khamis
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v11i1.17
Abstract
Reviewing the vitamin B 12 deficiency prevalence in Qatar and main gate for treating patient is primary care health centres we noticed a deffiency in co ordering b12 to be excuted by nurses after prescribing it and its dispense thought the pharmacy, such a need complaint from physician was at the time of data collections in Al Thumama Health centre 28% and after implementing certain changes this compliance improved to above the aim of 80%precisely 93% on post trial PDSA cycle2
Problem discrepancy between the treating doctors prescribing vitamin b12 injection in vitamin b12 deficient patient and co-ordering of the injecton so the treatment room staff will have the green light for pursuance to vitamin injection to the patient taking in consideration highly prevalence b12 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.
