The Effect of Health Educational Intervention Program about Drug 184 Administration and Utilization on Nurses Practice in Suez Canal University Hospitals at Ismailia City | ||||
Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 12, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2014, Page 184-196 PDF (74.1 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0029312 | ||||
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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: The administration of medication is often a chief responsibility of the nurse. The practice of administering medication involves providing the patient with a substance prescribed and intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a medical illness or condition. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of health education intervention program about drug administration and utilization on nurses' practice. Research design: A Quasi- experimental design was used. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 154 nurses responsible for drug administration at different hospitals departments. Setting: suez Canal university hospitals at Ismailia city. Tools: an interview questionnaire composed of five parts, and observational check list were used. Results: of the current study revealed that the majority of the studied nurses had in adequate practice regarding drug administration. Conclusion: the health education and training program improve nurses practice regarding drug administration provides nurses with necessary education and training media about drug administration, and implement practice session for all nurses. Recommendations: Routine reporting about the incidence of medication errors. Booster refresher in-service training course are needed to compensate for attrition of knowledge and skills gained. Longer followup < br />studied are proposed to assess the impact of implementation of health education program about medication on the incidence of medication errors and patient safety | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Drug administration; Drug utilization; health education | ||||
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