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Clinical Reasoning To Advance Medication Safety By Senior Nursing Students, Elizabeth Domm, Bonnie Raisbeck, Megan Pearce

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Nursing students in their final year of their nursing education program are expected to administer medications to patients safely and competently. Currently, there is a lack of research with regard to how senior nursing students are using clinical reasoning to support medication safety in the clinical setting. This qualitative descriptive case study explored how senior nursing students applied critical thinking and clinical reasoning to support medication safety in their final clinical practicums. The study took place in 2019 and consisted of 13 face-to-face interviews with senior nursing students in their final clinical rotation. Six themes emerged from the interviews. Students …