Nursing Students' Perceptions Regarding Teaching and Learning Practices That Promote Safe Medication Administration.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Patient Safety
• Medication Administration

Background:

• Effective medication administration is crucial for patient safety.
• Learning safe medication administration presents unique challenges for nursing students.
• Understanding student perspectives is key to improving educational strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore factors influencing nursing students' learning of safe medication administration.
• To identify effective teaching practices and learning facilitators.
• To understand barriers and negative influences on medication administration learning.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative study exploring nursing students' perspectives.
• Focus on effective teaching, medication errors, near misses, and improvement strategies.
• Analysis of student-reported influences on learning and patient safety.

Main Results:

• Nursing instructors, peers, and staff nurses significantly impact learning and patient safety.
• Positive learning factors include good relationships, appropriate pace, and practice.
• Negative factors include noise, time constraints, and interruptions.

Conclusions:

• Interpersonal relationships and a conducive learning environment are vital for mastering medication administration.
• Addressing environmental and time-related barriers can enhance student learning and patient safety.
• Educational strategies should leverage positive influences and mitigate negative ones.