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Student Nurse Perceptions Of Effective Medication Administration Education, Lorretta C. Krautscheid, Valorie J. Orton, Lori Chorpenning, Rachel Ryerson Jan 2011

Student Nurse Perceptions Of Effective Medication Administration Education, Lorretta C. Krautscheid, Valorie J. Orton, Lori Chorpenning, Rachel Ryerson

Faculty Publications - College of Nursing

Nursing faculty strive to educate students in a manner that prevents errors, promoting quality, patient-centered care. This endeavor is dependent upon meaningful and effective education that incorporates educational experiences reflective of the service sector. Anecdotal reports from clinical faculty and student nurses suggest that academic medication administration education may not optimally prepare students for safe entry into clinical practice. The aim of this phenomenologic qualitative research is to understand student nurse perceptions regarding teaching strategies and learning activities that prepared them for safe medication administration in acute care clinical settings. Focus group interviews resulted in two broad themes that are …


Student Nurse Perceptions Of Effective Medication Administration Education, Lorretta C. Krautscheid, Valorie J. Orton, Lori Chorpenning, Rachel Ryerson Jan 2011

Student Nurse Perceptions Of Effective Medication Administration Education, Lorretta C. Krautscheid, Valorie J. Orton, Lori Chorpenning, Rachel Ryerson

Faculty Publications - College of Nursing

Nursing faculty strive to educate students in a manner that prevents errors, promoting quality, patient-centered care. This endeavor is dependent upon meaningful and effective education that incorporates educational experiences reflective of the service sector. Anecdotal reports from clinical faculty and student nurses suggest that academic medication administration education may not optimally prepare students for safe entry into clinical practice. The aim of this phenomenologic qualitative research is to understand student nurse perceptions regarding teaching strategies and learning activities that prepared them for safe medication administration in acute care clinical settings. Focus group interviews resulted in two broad themes that are …