Medication Errors of Nursing Students

dc.contributor.authorAyik, G
dc.contributor.authorÖzsoy, SA
dc.contributor.authorÇetinkaya, A
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T11:51:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T11:51:09Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To analyze the errors of medicine applications made by nursing students during their scientific education. Method: The universe of the descriptive research was composed by students of Ege University School of Nursing (class 2nd, 3rd, 4th) (N=510). The sample of the research was composed by 224 students selected by random sampling (n=224). As a data collecting instrument, questionnaire forms prepared by researchers by using literature were used. When determining data collected, number - percent distribution was used. Results: At the end of the research these mistakes frequently encountering were determined as below: Not to wait and aware of the patient during oral medicine application (73.7%), leaving oral medicine near by the patient (71.9%) and, give the patient the medicine prepared by someone else (70.1%) Here are the mistakes less frequently encountering: Applying medicine through wrong way/route (2.7%), applying medicine on wrong patient (4.4%) and using wrong method when applying medicine on eyes and ear (4.4%). Conclusion: At the end of the research these mistakes frequently encountering by nursing students were determined as below; not to wait and aware of the patient during oral medicine application, leaving oral medicine near by the patient and, give the patient the medicine prepared by someone else.
dc.identifier.issn2147-4923
dc.identifier.other2147-8686
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/4653
dc.language.isoTurkish
dc.publisherISTANBUL UNIV, FAC NURSING
dc.titleMedication Errors of Nursing Students
dc.typeArticle

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