剂量计算能力的贡献者及其对护理教育的适用性:综合性审查
Jessica Westman1, Kimberly D Johnson2, Carolyn R Smith2
1Seneca College, Nanji Foundation School of Nursing, 13990 Dufferin St. King City, Ontario, L3Y 0G4 Canada.
概括
药物错误,通常来自错误的剂量计算,仍然是一个重要的患者安全问题. 改善护士对药物剂量计算的教育对于防止这些错误至关重要.
科学领域:
- 护理 护理 护理
- 患者安全 患者安全
- 医学教育 医学教育
背景情况:
- 药物错误是一个关键的患者安全问题,每年导致数百万住院和死亡.
- 错误的剂量计算导致大约41%的药物错误.
- 尽管技术进步,但在护士和护理学生中,药物计算错误仍然存在.
研究的目的:
- 确定影响护士和护理学生进行药物剂量计算能力的因素.
- 为更新护理学校课程提供信息,以便在药物管理方面做好更好的准备.
主要方法:
- 进行了综合性文献审查.
- 搜索的数据库包括PubMed,CINAHL和Embase.
- 分析了符合纳入标准的四篇文章.
主要成果:
- 确定的主要贡献主题是数学药物计算能力,药物计算频率和剂量计算教育的性质.
- 护理学生在药物剂量计算测试中表现出广泛的分数 (35-71%).
- 这些因素显著影响药物剂量计算的准确性.
结论:
- 数学能力,计算频率和教育方法是影响药物剂量计算能力的关键因素.
- 需要进一步的研究来提高在本科护理课程中教授的药物管理能力.
- 解决这些因素可以帮助减少药物错误,提高患者安全.
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