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Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Nurses? Knowledge Concerning Medication Error at Teaching Hospital in AL-Nasiriyah City

Hatem Mohammed Ltheeth, Sabah Abas Ahmed PhD

Abstract: ????? ???????- ???? ??????? ??? ????? ????? ???????? ???????? ??? ???? ???????? ???????? ?????? ??????? . ?????????? ????? ????? ??? ??????? ?? ???? ?????????? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ?? 12 ???? 2017 ??? 15 ?? ????? 2017 ? ??? ???? ???????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ??????? ????? ?? 200 ???? ?????? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?? ??????? ???????? ????????? ???? ??????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????? . ?????? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???????? ???? ????? ?? 90 ???? ? ??????? ????? ????? ?? 90 ???? ?????? ?? ????? ???????? . ?? ??? ???? ??? ????? ???????? ???????? ??? ????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ??? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ????????, ? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?? ??????? ??? ????? 39???? . ??? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ???????? ? ????? ???????? ? ???? ??????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????? . ??? ?? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ?(??????? ??????????) ??????? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ?????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ????? ??????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ??? ????? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ?? ???? ????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ??????? . ??????? 1. ??????? ??????? ??? ???????? ????? ?????? ?? ??????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????? 2. ??????? ??? ??????? ?? ????? ????? ???????? ?? ??????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ?????? ??????? . ???????? 1- ???? ??????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ????? ?? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????? ??? ?? ?????????? ????? ??????? ????????? ????????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ??????? ???????? . 2- ????? ???? ????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?? ????? ??????? ? ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ?????? ?????????? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ???????. Background Medication errors are the main factors endangering the patient safety. Patient safety is a significant challenge facing health care system today . The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of educational program on nurses' knowledge concerning medication error to reduce medication errors Methods A quasi-experimental in the bigger teaching hospital in AL-Nasiriyah city during period between 12 February2017 to 25th April 2017 have been build up the program by the researcher in order study shamble, a non-probability "purposive sample" of (180) nurse were working in AL-Nasiriyah city hospitals ,It is collected from medical ,surgical , emergency department and intensive care unit (90) nurses to control study 90 to study group. divided in to two groups (90) study group and (90) control group. Data were collected by utilizing the following Structure Questionnaire to assess nurses? knowledge concerning medication errors contain the demographic data , general basic information about medication and Ten drug right it is composed from 39 questions. Then Reliability of the Instrument and Validity of the Study Instrument by the experts nursing, education, Safe medication administration, medication administration error, patient safety

Keywords: nursing, education, Safe medication administration, medication administration error, patient safet