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Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Medication administration errors represent a topic of great scientific interest. Medication administration is considered by nursing students a complex process during which it is easy to make mistakes; therefore, institutional measures have been adopted in order to reduce medicati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9686149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36300204 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v93i5.13803 |
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author | Marletta, Giuseppe Sorvillo, Iole Paduret, Georgiana Romano, Rita Nitro, Martina Muscella, Genny Di Monte, Maria Carmela La Sala, Rachele Sarli, Leopoldo Artioli, Giovanna Primosa, Flavia |
author_facet | Marletta, Giuseppe Sorvillo, Iole Paduret, Georgiana Romano, Rita Nitro, Martina Muscella, Genny Di Monte, Maria Carmela La Sala, Rachele Sarli, Leopoldo Artioli, Giovanna Primosa, Flavia |
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description | BACKGROUND AND AIM: Medication administration errors represent a topic of great scientific interest. Medication administration is considered by nursing students a complex process during which it is easy to make mistakes; therefore, institutional measures have been adopted in order to reduce medication errors. However, it remains a critical issue in nursing practice for which several causes have been identified, including environmental factors and individual knowledge. Mistakes can be made by nurses and especially by students who must cope with additional causal factors including anxiety management. The aim was to investigate state anxiety levels among nursing students when it comes to medication administration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: An observational study involving a convenience sample of 150 nursing students from a Northern Italy University has been conducted; they were asked to complete a questionnaire to measure the levels of state anxiety in relation to medication administration. RESULTS: There were no particularly high levels of state anxiety among students associated with medication administration; however, state anxiety levels were slightly higher in third-year students than in second-year students, and this is most likely due to the growing complexity of the medication administration process compared to the lack of experience. CONCLUSIONS: Although the results don’t show statistically significant data, the effectiveness of nursing education plays a crucial role in reducing medication errors, which is why it is essential to provide suitable tools for the professionals of the future and invest in clinical simulations. (www.actabiomedica.it) |
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spelling | pubmed-96861492022-12-05 Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students Marletta, Giuseppe Sorvillo, Iole Paduret, Georgiana Romano, Rita Nitro, Martina Muscella, Genny Di Monte, Maria Carmela La Sala, Rachele Sarli, Leopoldo Artioli, Giovanna Primosa, Flavia Acta Biomed Health Professions (Editors: Leopoldo Sarli, Giovanna Artioli) BACKGROUND AND AIM: Medication administration errors represent a topic of great scientific interest. Medication administration is considered by nursing students a complex process during which it is easy to make mistakes; therefore, institutional measures have been adopted in order to reduce medication errors. However, it remains a critical issue in nursing practice for which several causes have been identified, including environmental factors and individual knowledge. Mistakes can be made by nurses and especially by students who must cope with additional causal factors including anxiety management. The aim was to investigate state anxiety levels among nursing students when it comes to medication administration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: An observational study involving a convenience sample of 150 nursing students from a Northern Italy University has been conducted; they were asked to complete a questionnaire to measure the levels of state anxiety in relation to medication administration. RESULTS: There were no particularly high levels of state anxiety among students associated with medication administration; however, state anxiety levels were slightly higher in third-year students than in second-year students, and this is most likely due to the growing complexity of the medication administration process compared to the lack of experience. CONCLUSIONS: Although the results don’t show statistically significant data, the effectiveness of nursing education plays a crucial role in reducing medication errors, which is why it is essential to provide suitable tools for the professionals of the future and invest in clinical simulations. (www.actabiomedica.it) Mattioli 1885 2022 2022-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9686149/ /pubmed/36300204 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v93i5.13803 Text en Copyright: © 2022 ACTA BIO MEDICA SOCIETY OF MEDICINE AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF PARMA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
spellingShingle | Health Professions (Editors: Leopoldo Sarli, Giovanna Artioli) Marletta, Giuseppe Sorvillo, Iole Paduret, Georgiana Romano, Rita Nitro, Martina Muscella, Genny Di Monte, Maria Carmela La Sala, Rachele Sarli, Leopoldo Artioli, Giovanna Primosa, Flavia Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title | Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title_full | Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title_fullStr | Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title_full_unstemmed | Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title_short | Medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
title_sort | medication administration and anxiety: an observational study with nursing students |
topic | Health Professions (Editors: Leopoldo Sarli, Giovanna Artioli) |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9686149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36300204 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v93i5.13803 |
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