Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran
Abstract Background Medication safety competence is very important as one of the clinical skills among nursing students to provide safe nursing care. The lack of medication safety competence in nursing students leads to occurrence of medication errors subsequently jeopardizing patient safety. Thus,...
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| description | Abstract Background Medication safety competence is very important as one of the clinical skills among nursing students to provide safe nursing care. The lack of medication safety competence in nursing students leads to occurrence of medication errors subsequently jeopardizing patient safety. Thus, the present study was conducted to investigate safe nursing care and medication safety competence among nursing students in the south of Iran. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted from September to December 2022. The research population included nursing students of three universities of medical sciences in Fars Province, Southern Iran. A total of 310 nursing students who were selected through convenience sampling participated in the study. The data collection instruments consisted of a demographics survey, Medication Safety Competence Scale (MSCS), and a Safe Nursing Care Scale (SNCS). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Independent t-test, Analysis of variance and Pearson correlation coefficient). The data were analyzed in SPSS 23 and the level of significance was considered 0.05. Results The mean age of the participants was 22.53 ± 1.69 years. The total mean scores for medication safety competence and safe nursing care were found to be 111.97 ± 11.85 and 105.12 ± 11.64, respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between safe nursing care and medication safety competence (r = 0.084, P < 0.001). Conclusion The mean scores of nursing students’ medication safety competence and safe nursing care were at an average level. To maintain patient safety, nursing instructors and managers are recommended to employ appropriate strategies to improve medication safety competence and safe nursing care in nursing students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc3ee5bb85ab4b109e7e198e2b7290162024-01-07T12:18:35ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552024-01-012311710.1186/s12912-023-01684-0Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in IranZahra Mohebi0Mostafa Bijani1Azizallah Dehghan2Student Research Committee, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical SciencesNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), Fasa University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Medication safety competence is very important as one of the clinical skills among nursing students to provide safe nursing care. The lack of medication safety competence in nursing students leads to occurrence of medication errors subsequently jeopardizing patient safety. Thus, the present study was conducted to investigate safe nursing care and medication safety competence among nursing students in the south of Iran. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted from September to December 2022. The research population included nursing students of three universities of medical sciences in Fars Province, Southern Iran. A total of 310 nursing students who were selected through convenience sampling participated in the study. The data collection instruments consisted of a demographics survey, Medication Safety Competence Scale (MSCS), and a Safe Nursing Care Scale (SNCS). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Independent t-test, Analysis of variance and Pearson correlation coefficient). The data were analyzed in SPSS 23 and the level of significance was considered 0.05. Results The mean age of the participants was 22.53 ± 1.69 years. The total mean scores for medication safety competence and safe nursing care were found to be 111.97 ± 11.85 and 105.12 ± 11.64, respectively. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between safe nursing care and medication safety competence (r = 0.084, P < 0.001). Conclusion The mean scores of nursing students’ medication safety competence and safe nursing care were at an average level. To maintain patient safety, nursing instructors and managers are recommended to employ appropriate strategies to improve medication safety competence and safe nursing care in nursing students.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01684-0Clinical competencePatient safetyNursing careNursingStudentsMedication |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Mohebi Mostafa Bijani Azizallah Dehghan Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran BMC Nursing Clinical competence Patient safety Nursing care Nursing Students Medication |
| title | Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran |
| title_full | Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran |
| title_short | Investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran |
| title_sort | investigating safe nursing care and medication safety competence in nursing students a multicenter cross sectional study in iran |
| topic | Clinical competence Patient safety Nursing care Nursing Students Medication |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01684-0 |
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