Designing and Implementing Virtual Classes about Medication Safety among Intern Nurses

Elsayed Mosa Essa, Fatma; Abd El-Fatah Abo Gad, Reda; Saeed Ahmed, Ebtesam; Salama Abd Elminaam, Diaa

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307438

Designing and Implementing Virtual Classes about Medication Safety among Intern Nurses

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ MSc Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University, Egypt

² Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing Tanta University, Egypt,

³ Assist professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing Benha University, Egypt

⁴ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307438

Abstract

Background: A virtual learning environment allows intern nurses’ engaged in education
which enables the acquiring theoretical and practical skills regarding medication safety without
limitations of time and place. The study aimed at designing and implementing virtual classes about
medication safety among intern nurses. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting:
The study was conducted in the intern-nurses' clinical training areas at Benha University Hospital.
Subjects: Consisted of 60 intern nurses from 2020-2021 representatives. Tools: Four tools were
used, (1) Virtual classes knowledge questionnaire, (2) Attitude toward virtual classes questionnaire,
(3) Observational checklist for safety measures regarding medication administration and (4) Virtual
classes. The study results showed that the most of intern nurses had poor knowledge related to
virtual classes and medication safety dimensions at pre- intervention phase, which it improved to be
the most of them had good knowledge at post intervention phase with slightly decreased to be at
follow-up phases. The majority of intern nurses had a negative attitude toward virtual classes at preintervention phase, which improved to be majority of them had positive attitude respectively at post
and follow-up phases. The majority of intern nurses had low practice level at pre- intervention
phase, while it improved to be the majority of them had high practice level at post phase, with
slightly decreased to be three quarters of them had high practice level regarding medication
administration safety at follow-up intervention-phases. Conclusion: Applying virtual classes about
medication safety had a highly statistically significant improvement of intern nurses’ knowledge,
attitude toward virtual classes and practice of medication safety. The study recommended
evaluating faculty virtual classes’ implementation process and assessing the obstacles of the
implementation of virtual classes and put different strategies for solving it.

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