Investigation of the Capability of Pharmaceutical Calculation in Nurses in Various Wards of Hazrat Fatemeha Zahra Mehreize Hospital

Seyed-Mahmood  Hosseini Almadvari; Zahra Nooreizadeh

doi:10.18502/jzms.v5i3.10924

Seyed-Mahmood Hosseini Almadvari MSc of Science in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, Accident Prevention and Crisis Research Center, Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
Zahra Nooreizadeh Registered Nurse, Hospital Nurse Fatemehazhrae Mehreize, Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jzms.v5i3.10924

Keywords: Calculating ability, Medication, Nursing, Knowledge

Abstract

Background: Inability to calculate the appropriate dose in various wards in the hospital is the most common medical error which can lead to serious implications and even death in very ill patients. This study aims to determine capability of pharmaceutical calculation in nursing staff in various wards of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahrae Mehreize Hospital.

Methods: This research is an analytic descriptive study which capability of pharmaceutical calculation in 80 nursing staff in various wards of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahrae Mehreize Hospital selected by availability sampling in 2021. Data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of 2 parts; the first part included 10 questions about the individual's occupational information and second part included 8 questions about the nursing personnel’s knowledge regarding proper calculation of the dosage of widely used drugs.

Results: The findings showed that drug calculation ability level in study samples was 16.3% in good level 18.6 % in medium level and 51.3% in poor level, and 13.8% of the participants were not able to answer any of the questions.

Conclusion: Considering the nursing personnel’s lack of knowledge regarding pharmaceutical calculations and also due to the low percentage of correct drug calculation of the nursing staff, it is necessary to include proper planning and training to overcome this issue.