Nursing Knowledge and Attitude Toward IV Medication

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[...] Here we concern ourselves with the detailed analysis of the underlying IV medication administration competency of nurses, this involving their knowledge, attitudes, as well as practices, applying a scientific approach (Forster et al., 2020). The study also looked at some other aspects of nursing such as their knowledge on patient rights, specific drug administration concepts. Knowledge embedded as a fundamental aspect is the cognitive ground, upon which IV medication remediations are based, provides the starting point for clinician actions in IV administration. [...]

[...] In as much as most nurses at the selected area of study understands patients' rights, it is important for the patient to understand their own rights so that they are able to defend themselves in case of any abuse. References Factors affecting registered nurses? use of medication administration technology in acute care settings: A systematic review. (2021). JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, 8(Supplement), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2010-822 Forster, E., Maher, D., & Patane, I. (2020). Administration of medication. Paediatric Nursing Skills for Australian Nurses, 124-145. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316822630.007 Härkänen, M., Voutilainen, A., Turunen, E., & Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K. (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of educational interventions designed to improve medication administration skills and safety of registered nurses. Nurse Education Today, 41, 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.03.017 Luokkamäki, S., Härkänen, M., Saano, S., & Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K. (2020). [...]

[...] The nurses demonstrated a fairly high knowledge and skills in IV medication route. Other aspects of the study regarding the patient rights similarly had above average results an indication that the nurses understand patient rights and all that pertains to it. The relevance of carrying of this study is important in improving patient treatment outcome (Forster et al., 2020). In most health facilities, the patients have been found not to understand their rights. Several nurses have therefore, disregarded this phenomenon and abused the rights of patients. [...]

[...] Nursing Knowledge and Attitude Toward IV Medication ABSTRACT Introduction Practicing nursing may be influenced by several factors. Administering medication intravenously requires a set of skills, knowledge, and attitude. There are cases where this practiced have been compromised by either of the said attributes. An error in this drug medication route can lead to serious health problems. There is need to study the impact of assessment of skills, knowledge and attitude on intravenous drug administration route. Statement of the problem Through this study, the healthcare system will be able to understand the impact these practices have on the drug medication route and the outcome of treatment in general. [...]

[...] The last one conveys multiple relationships and how they can be related or different from the nursing knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Instances of discrepancies in knowledge between declarative and procedural natures could point to the presence of bias or problems of metacognitive monitoring, which may likely require adaptations and interventions meant to better equip nurses with self-discipline capacity and improved clinical reasoning skill (Luokkamäki et al., 2020). Besides, conflicts between favorable views and slightly bad activities might point to the existence of system barriers and hidden safety threats. [...]