Effect of Maternity Nurses Knowledge and Practices Regarding the Medication Errors on Laboring Women Safety in Labor Unit | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 162-175 PDF (415.55 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.64350 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nora Mansour Abdel Fattah1; Entesar Fatouh Abdel Moneim1; Rania Abd El-hak Eid2 | ||||
| 1Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Helwan University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, El-Fayoum University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Women's safety and quality of care are essential aspects of clinical nursing practice. Medication administration errors are considered to be a global problem resulting in an increase in mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and related costs. Aim of the study to assess the effect of maternity nurse's knowledge, and Practices regarding the medication errors on laboring women safety in labor unit. Design: A descriptive research design was used in this study in labor unit. Setting: The study was conducted at the maternity departments of University hospital, General hospital (Alnubui Almuhandis) and Tamia hospital at Fayoum city. Sample: Convenience sample technique was utilized in the present study to recruit 40 nurses. Tools: Three tools for data collection. First tool: Self-administered questionnaire sheet which used to assess: personal data of the studied sample nurse's knowledge related to specified obstetric medication and precautions of medications administration. Second tool: Factors that influence medication errors from the nurse's point of view. Third tool: An Observational Checklist: to assess the maternity nurse’s practices related to obstetric medication administration and errors. Result: the present study showed that the total score of maternity nurse's knowledge regarding medication administration in labor unit was, slightly more than half of the studied sample had incomplete satisfactory knowledge. On the other hand the total score of maternity nurse's practices related to medication administration was, slightly less than half of the studied sample had complete satisfactory level of practices regarding medication administration, moreover, there was significant relationship between level knowledge and practices. Conclusion: Slightly more than half of the studied nurse's had incomplete satisfactory knowledge regarding medication administration in labor unit. While, slightly less than half of the studied nurse's had an complete satisfactory level of practice regarding medication administration in labor unit. Recommendation: in service training programs is required for maternity nurses regarding medication errors and how to overcome it. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Knowledge; Practice; Medication Errors; Women safety | ||||
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