Medication errors are the iceberg of patient safety in hospitals\nand leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients. Objectives:\nThe study aim was to evaluate the effect of an educational program\nof medication safety on the knowledge of critical care nurses regarding\nintravenous medication errors. Methods Design: There are one group\npretest and posttest designs. Subject: A convenient sample of all registered\nnurses (52) works in Palestine Medical Complex. Data collection tools: A\nself-administered knowledge determination questionnaire consists of both\nqualitative and quantitative statements to measure level of knowledge, used\nas data collection tool in pre and post educational sessions, with educational\nbooklet as intervention tool. Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed\nwith Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Software Version 18. The\nresults are presented as frequency & percentage as appropriate at alpha\nlevel of P less than 0.05; inferential statistics were generated. Paired t-test was used\nto perform the comparisons. Results: There was statistically significant\ndifference in the knowledge level for the intensive care unitâ??s nurses regarding\nthe intravenous medication administration during pre and post\neducation program. Statistical analysis showed that there was a statistically\nsignificant between age, educational degree, critical units/wards, years of\nnursing experience and previous medication administration education\nprogram of the nurses and their knowledge during different phases of program\nintervention. Conclusion: Educational program on medication safety\nimproves the knowledge of critical care nurses regarding intravenous medication\nerrors. This study recommends that medication errors should be\nperiodically assessed by improving clinical guidelines of medication administration.\nHow to cite this paper: Abukhader, I. and
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