• J Eval Clin Pract · Oct 2024

    Examination of the relationship between nurses' adherence to medication administration principles and their attitudes toward patient safety.

    • Ela Yilmaz Coşkun, Aysel Özsaban, and Üzen CuraŞengülŞ0000-0001-9649-6976Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye..
    • Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Türkiye.
    • J Eval Clin Pract. 2024 Oct 23.

    BackgroundPreventing errors associated with medication administration is achievable through nurses' adherence to correct principles.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the relationship between nurses' adherence to medication administration principles and their attitudes toward patient safety.MethodThis study adopts a descriptive and relationship-seeking research design. A total of 310 nurses who met the inclusion criteria participated in the study. Data collection tools included the "Nurse Information Form," "Medication Administration Principles Adherence Form," and "Patient Safety Attitude Scale".ResultsAmong the participating nurses, 32.9% (n = 102) reported experiencing a medication administration error, and 77.7% (n = 241) witnessed such an error. The study revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between nurses' adherence to medication administration principles and their attitudes toward patient safety (p < 0.001).ConclusionsThis study underscores the importance of nurses' adherence to medication administration principles in ensuring patient safety.© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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