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1Department of Nursing, Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea.
Nurse Education Today
|November 8, 2019
Summary
Medication error encouragement training (MEET) significantly boosted nursing students' confidence in medication safety compared to traditional training. This intervention could improve patient safety by reducing errors in healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Patient Safety
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
Background:
- Medication errors are frequent and serious clinical errors in healthcare.
- Medication error encouragement training (MEET) provides a safe environment for students to learn from potential medication errors and their context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a MEET intervention on the confidence levels of nursing undergraduates regarding medication safety.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group design was employed.
- Participants (n=97) were recruited from a university nursing program, with 47 in the experimental group and 50 in the control group.
- The experimental group received the MEET intervention, while the control group received traditional error avoidance training, with confidence measured pre- and post-intervention.
Main Results:
- The experimental group demonstrated significantly higher medication safety confidence post-intervention compared to the control group.
- Significant improvements in confidence were observed in the experimental group for patient identification, drug information confirmation, and drug preparation procedures.
Conclusions:
- Integrating MEET into nursing curricula has the potential to decrease medication errors and associated complications.
- Further research is recommended to assess the long-term effectiveness and generalizability of MEET interventions.
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