Nurses’ knowledge on practice of safe medication administration in Halibet Hospital from February 14, 2013 to May 30, 2013, Asmara

Abstract

Medication administration is a crucial part in nursing. Having a study concerning the contributing factors that lead to medication error is important as this study creates awareness about the medication error and its consequences will affect patient’s safety. Descriptive study design was used as research design. Study conducted in HALIBET hospital, Asmara, Eritrea. Simple random sampling was used to collect the samples; the total sample size was 82 associate nurses from Halibet hospital. The data was collected by using self administered questionnaire. The results showed that out of 82 associate nurse majority (59.7%) were having adequate knowledge on practice, 39.1% were having moderate knowledge on practice and 1.2% were having inadequate knowledge on practice. Regarding the causes of medication error25.6% nurses stated personal issue, 24.4% were stated workload, 19.5% stated knowledge, 14.6% stated complicated order, 11.0% stated unfamiliarity with medication, 4.9% were stated lack of staff as main cause of medication error.