| Autor: |
Mtuankure, J. M., Kyalo, A. M., Githemo, G. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Zdroj: |
East African Medical Journal; Vol. 99 No. 8 (2022); 5077-5085 |
| ISSN: |
0012-835X |
| Popis: |
Background: Medication administration competency among nursing students is one of the key areas that help in preventing medication errors to enhance patient safety. It has been reported that the level of skills competency in medication administration among students is low. This is attributed to the theory-practice gap in training of these skills. Lack of competency to safely administer medications is an area of concern that needs to be addressed. Objective: To assess medication administration competency among undergraduate nursing students in selected County referral hospitals in Kenya. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: Embu and Thika County Referral Hospitals, Kenya. Subjects: One hundred and forty seven (147) undergraduate nursing students. Results: The mean scores on the skills assessed for the three routes of medication administration; Intravenous=49.06±18.0, Intramuscular=52.98±17.1, and Oral=55.7823±18.1) were statistically significantly below the pass mark of 70% (p |
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OpenAIRE |
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