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