The Effect of Health Educational Intervention Program About Drug Administration and Utilization on Nurse's Knowledge at Suez Canal University Hospitals at Ismailia City | ||||
Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 11, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2014, Page 172-183 PDF (84.27 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0029311 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Hanaa Kassem Farg1; Salwa Abbas Ali2; Hassan Ahmed El Shahally3; Wafaa Abd El Azeem El Hossiny4 | ||||
1Assistant lecturer of community health Nursing- Faculty of nursing- Suez canal university | ||||
2professor of community health nursing- Faculty of nursing- Zagazig University | ||||
3Professor of physical Medicine and Rheumatology & Rehabilitation - Faculty of medicine- Suez canal university | ||||
4Lecturer of nursing administration- Faculty of nursing- Suez canal university | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: A drug is a chemical substance intended for use in diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of a disease. Medication administration requires specialized knowledge, judgment based on the principles of pharmacology. The aim of the study to assess the effect of health educational intervention program about drug administration and utilization on nurse's knowledge. Research design: A quasi experimental design was used. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 154 nurses responsible for drug administration at different hospital departments. Setting: suez Canal university hospitals at Ismailia city. Tools: used were an interview questionnaire composed of personal data and their knowledge about drug administration and utilization. Results of the current study revealed that the majority of studied sample were female and had diploma degree their mean age were 24.25 ± 3.7 years and their years of experience ranged from 1.20 years, the majority had inadequate knowledge about drug administration and utilization and most of them improved post intervention. Conclusion: the health education program improves nurse's knowledge "about, drug administration and utilization provide at all hospitals departments with necessary education media about drug administration. The study recommended that health education program about drug administration and utilization should be implemented for all nurses worked in different hospital departments. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Drug administration; utilization; health education | ||||
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