مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Investigating Knowledge Levels of Nurses, Working in Surgical Clinics, About High Risk Medicines and Their Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Medication Errors

Abstract :

Objective: This study was prepared descriptively with the aim of determining the effect of level of anger in nurses to job satisfaction. Method: This descriptive study is conducted between August 2012 and January 2013 in Erzincan State Hospital and Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital. The working in surgical clinics. 130 nurses accepting to participate in the study are included. The form on knowledge related high risk medicines, attitudes towards reasons and reporting of medication errors, and behaviors is used to collect data. Number, percentage distribution, Kolmogrow Smirnov test, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, Cronbach’s α analysis, and Spearman s correlation are used to assess data. Results: It is determined that nurses knowledge levels of high risk medicines are 43.6%, their score for attitudes towards reasons and reporting of medication errors is 71.9% and their score for behaviors regarding medication errors is 50.5%. There is a statistically significant difference between gender and attitude mean score; education and knowledge and attitude mean scores; total working hour and knowledge mean score; working year and knowledge mean score; clinic they work in and knowledge and attitude mean scores. Conclusion: Examining the results; nurses knowledge level is low, all those responding correctly attitude questions could not convert the attitude to behavior; and as educational level increases, knowledge and attitude levels increase, too. Accordingly, it is recommended to implement continuing training programs for exactly eliminating medicine errors and perform regular inspections by establishing policies and procedures on drug administration.