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Nurse’s knowledge and Practice regarding Medication Errors in Critical Care Units: Descriptive study

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Medication administration should be an error-free process as possible. Critical care nurse need to be diligent in discouraging interruptions to prevent harm to the patients who are being cared for. Medication administration errors are a constant occurrence on the unit, and patient safety must be a focus. Aim: to assess nurse's knowledge and practice regarding medication errors in critical care units. Design:   Descriptive exploratory design was utilized to conduct the current study. Settings: The study was conducted in  the following critical care units affiliated to Al minia University Hospital ; Intensive care, neurosurgical care, cardiac care, chest care and finally stroke unit. Sampling: A convenient sample consisted of 60 nurses was obtained from previously mentioned settings regardless of their personal characteristics. Tools: Two tools were used; First; A structural interviewing questionnaire to collect demographic data of the studied nurses and their knowledge regarding medication administration errors. Second; medication administration checklist to assess nurses' practice concerning medication administration errors. Results: The study findings showed that nurse's mean knowledge (Mean+SD =10.7+2.29) and practice (Mean+SD = 23.1+4.58) scores were unsatisfactory regarding medication administration errors. Moreover, no significant differences were found among them by them regarding demographic characteristics' Conclusion: the mean nurse's knowledge and practice were low.  Recommendations: The study recommended implementation of comprehensive, interactive, and continuous educational programs regarding drug administration errors  

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10.21608/msnj.2020.188051

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Nurse’s, Knowledge, Practice, Medication &Errors

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Al Shaimaa

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Fathy

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Moustafa

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B. sc in critical care nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

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Nahla

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Khalil

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Shaaban

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Assist Professor of Critical care Nursing Department, Cairo university

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Naser

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Taha

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Mohamed

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Professor of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt.

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Marwa

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M.Abd-elbaky

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Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, (critical care nursing), Faculty of Nursing, MiniaUniversity, Egypt.

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008

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27043

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2020-12-01

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2020-12-07

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2020-12-30

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111

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120

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2537-012X

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2785-9797

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Minia Scientific Nursing Journal

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Nurse’s knowledge and Practice regarding Medication Errors in Critical Care Units: Descriptive study

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23 Jan 2023