Effect of Simulation-Based Debriefing on Nursing Students’ Competence in Medication Administration: An Experimental Study

Rezaee, Serva; Bagheri-Saweh, Mohammad-Iraj; Nouri, Bijan; Valiee, Sina

doi:10.22062/sdme.2021.195720.1042

Effect of Simulation-Based Debriefing on Nursing Students’ Competence in Medication Administration: An Experimental Study

Document Type : Brief report

Authors

Serva Rezaee ¹

Mohammad-Iraj Bagheri-Saweh ²

Bijan Nouri ³

Sina Valiee ⁴

¹ Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

² Clinical Care Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor, Clinical Care Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences,Sanandaj, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22062/sdme.2021.195720.1042

Abstract

Background: Medication error represents one of the parameters of patient safety.
Objectives: The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of the effect of simulation-based debriefing on adherence to correct principles and medication administration competence in nursing students.
Methods: Internship nursing students entered this experimental study using the census method. Afterward, the participants were assigned to intervention (n=18)
and control (n=17) groups. Two methods were employed for data collection, namely observation and self-report questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using STATA software (version 12) and non-parametric statistical tests.
Results: A significant statistical difference was found between the mean scores of adherence to correct principles of medication administration and medication administration competence before, 2, and 5 weeks after the simulation in the intervention group (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: The results revealed that the simulation-based debriefing improved the nursing students’ competence in medication administration. Therefore, this method in various groups of students and a clinical and practical environment is highly recommended for other students in clinical settings.

Keywords

Students

Nursing

Medication Errors

Simulation Training

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