5PSQ-025 A pair pharmacy technician and nurse, key to success before carrying out a clinical audit on the correct use of nasogastric tubes and administered drugs

<h3>Background and Importance</h3> Interprofessional collaboration in healthcare is an essential element in promoting patient safety, as evaluation of professional practices. However, little research is available on the collaboration between nurses and pharmacy technicians (PT). Many misuses in using enteral nutrition tubes were noted in the units of the hospital. This innovative framework is to create a pair between nurse and PT to carry out a clinical audit on the correct use of nasogastric tubes and the pharmaceutical forms administered in accordance with the guidelines. <h3>Aim and Objectives</h3> The aim of this work is to assess whether this pair can improve PT’s skills and relevance of the audit form. <h3>Material and Methods</h3> A training support for PT has been developed by a working group (WG) composed of a physician, a pharmacist, a quality manager and the pair. Then, the pair trained a group of six PTs, called trained group (TG), on the good practices including a theoretical part and an educational healthcare simulation, called room of errors. The pair produced an audit form including 33 criteria divided into eight themes. The PT’s skills were assessed by the WG with a questionnaire. The results were assessed using a comparative analysis between the TG and a control group not trained by the pair, included eight PTs and called (CG). Finally, number of items modified by the nurse were assessed by the WG. <h3>Results</h3> The comparative evaluation of skill’s PT between TG and CG showed the following results: technical competence rate was about 74% versus 24%, ability to observe misuses was 85% versus 46%, barriers to optimal collaboration is mentioned by 92% versus 72% and opinion of pair’s added value received an average rating of 100% versus 93%. As regards audit form’s elaboration, the nurse modified five items out of 35 relating to the tube placement technique. <h3>Conclusion and Relevance</h3> Training before carrying out a clinical audit audit is necessary. However, the synergy nurse/PT allowed to enhance PT’s practical skills and overcome barriers to their implantation in care units. To optimise processes, an external training to carry out a clinical audit would be beneficial in order to develop clinical pharmacy. <h3>References and/or Acknowledgements</h3> <h3>Conflict of Interest</h3> No conflict of interest