İlaç Hatalarına Yönelik Hemşirelerin Bilgi ve Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
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Kelimeler: (3-5 Kelime): Hemşire, ilaç hataları, bilgi, tutum
Investigation of Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses Towards Medication Errors
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards medication administration and reporting of medication errors and the factors affecting them. Material and Methods: The research was carried out in July, 2016 with the participation of 956 nurses. Data were collected by using the Sociodemographic Data Form and Nurse Knowledge and Attitude Toward Medication Errors Survey. Findings: The mean achievement ratio of the nurses about administration of medication was 45.3%. A significant negative correlation was found (r=-.064, p=.049) between the achievement and the duration of employment at the relevant institution. Error reports were considered as a performance criterion by the 79.7% of nurses. Own medication errors were not reported by 21.2% of the nurses and similar rate of the nurses did not report the other nurses’, doctors’ and pharmacists’ errors. The institution’s error sharing policy was not known by 60.1% of the nurses. 45.7% of the nurses used abbreviations, 41.3% did not always apply double-checking when administering highrisk drugs and 83.1% of the nurses implemented the verbal order standart operation procedure, more than 90% of the nurses checked the patient’s allergy and identity information before the medication administration. Conclusion: In this study, positive and negative knowledge and attitudes were determined to be present towards medication administration and reporting of medication errors of the nurses. It was concluded that hospitals should establish a policy, a non-punitive corporate culture and an in-service training about the safe medication administration, periodical evaluation of the medication administration process and reporting the medication errors in addition to efficient and safe medication management system.
Keywords:
(3-5
Words): Nurses, medication errors, knowledge, attitude.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Araştırma Makaleleri |
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Publication Date | May 31, 2019 |
Submission Date | December 28, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |
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