Investigation of drug dose calculation skills and self-ratings among nursing students İlaç doz hesaplama becerilerinin ve Öz değerlendirmelerinin hemşire grubunda araştırılması
Medical Journal of Bakirkoy, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.71-75, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.5222/bmj.2020.68077
- Dergi Adı: Medical Journal of Bakirkoy
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-75
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Education, Medication errors, Pharmacology
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Medication errors are important concerns in terms of patient safety. Dose calculation skills contribute to medication errors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the calculation skills and self-ratings of nursing students. Method: Four multiple-choice questions with five alternative responses were asked and an electronic questionnaire form was used for the assessment of their perceptions of their self-competencies. Results: The rates of correct answers to the questions varied between 20% and 63%. In their self-assessments, 26.4% of them stated that they had sufficient dose calculation skills. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that skills should be improved. Drug dose calculation skills should be improved, and further education should be provided on this issue.