Pharmacology in undergraduate nursing education: Innovative strategies for enhancing medication related knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours

dc.creator	Cynthia D. Barkhouse-MacKeen
dc.creator	Andrea L. Murphy
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:22:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:22:48Z
dc.identifier	10.5430/jnep.v3n6p91
dc.identifier	1925-4040
dc.identifier	1925-4059
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b7616c4913c241e8b174850f5730085b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20785
dc.description	<p class="a">Medications are commonly used interventions in healthcare. As our population ages and the prevalence of chronic health challenges increases, medication management has become increasingly complex. Although medication management is a collaborative team effort among health care providers, nurses have a major role in the clinical assessment and monitoring of patients. Nurses are also responsible for medication administration and related drug dosage calculations in the care of patients. There is a growing body of literature that highlights gaps in knowledge and applied skills of nursing students and practicing nurses in pharmacology content and drug dosage calculations.</p> Teaching pharmacology, drug dosage calculations, and medication administration techniques requires innovative strategies to promote student learning, achievement of outcomes, and life-long learning principles in undergraduate nursing education. We present evidence-informed, innovative strategies and techniques from classroom and Clinical Learning and Simulation Centre experiences that were employed in order to improve student learning and success in an undergraduate pharmacology course. The most notable of course outcomes is that of students’ enhanced abilities to exercise clinical reasoning with regard to application of the medication related knowledge and skills.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Sciedu Press
dc.relation	http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/1545
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4040
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4059
dc.source	Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 6 (2012)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Pharmacology in undergraduate nursing education: Innovative strategies for enhancing medication related knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours
dc.type	article