Nursing Students’ Perceptions Regarding Teaching and Learning Practices That Promote Safe Medication Administration

Abstract

Abstract This article reports on a study conducted to explore what helps and what complicates learning safe medication administration. In this study, nurse educators explored students’ perspectives on effective teaching practices, what influences medication errors and near misses, and strategies for improving students’ learning about medication administration. Students ranked nursing instructors, peers, and staff nurses as having the greatest positive impact on both their learning and patient safety. Good relationships, an appropriate pace of learning, and practice were also beneficial. Noise, time constraints, and interruptions were negatively associated with learning and patient safety.