“A great stress among students” - mental health nurses' views of medication education: a qualitative descriptive study

dc.contributor.authorGoodwin, John
dc.contributor.authorKilty, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorHarman, Mark
dc.contributor.authorHorgan, Aine M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-16T08:47:32Z
dc.date.available2019-05-16T08:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-21
dc.date.updated2019-05-16T08:42:09Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Registered mental health nurses report dissatisfaction with the level of medication knowledge demonstrated by undergraduate nurses. However, little is known about which particular areas staff nurses are concerned about, and how they feel education can be enhanced in both academic and clinical settings. Objective: To investigate the views of staff nurses on the delivery of medication education to undergraduate mental health nurses. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was adopted. Methods: Two focus groups were held with registered nurses in two acute mental health facilities. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The first theme reports on the difficulties staff nurses observed with both undergraduate and newly qualified nurses around medication. It was noted that these individuals had difficulties interpreting medication charts/Kardexes, and were unable to provide medication-related education to service users. The second theme reports on strategies to enhance medication education, as recommended by participants. It was suggested that more practical education should be delivered in academic settings, with a focus on simulation and presentations from clinical staff. In the clinical settings, it was suggested that preceptors should provide education at less busy times on the ward. Conclusions: This study gives insight into areas in which education needs to be strengthened, in order to improve the medication knowledge of undergraduate and newly qualified nurses. Further research is needed to develop evidence-based strategies to enhance this education.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationGoodwin, J., Kilty, C., Harman, M. and Horgan, A. (2019) '“A great stress among students” - mental health nurses' views of medication education: A qualitative descriptive study', Nurse Education Today, 77, pp. 18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.03.005en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nedt.2019.03.005en
dc.identifier.endpage23en
dc.identifier.issn0260-6917
dc.identifier.journaltitleNurse Education Todayen
dc.identifier.startpage18en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7915
dc.identifier.volume77en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691719300966
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectClinical competenceen
dc.subjectMedication managementen
dc.subjectMedication errorsen
dc.subjectNursingen
dc.subjectPharmacologyen
dc.subjectStudentsen
dc.title“A great stress among students” - mental health nurses' views of medication education: a qualitative descriptive studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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