Medication management by graduate nurses: Before, during and following medication administration

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-91

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a   Aitken, Robyn ^a   Dunning, Trisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate nurse; Medication management; Medication monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; MORPHINE; PANADEINE FORTE; PARACETAMOL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; VICTORIA;

EID: 2942650302     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2004.00178.x     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Baker H, Napthine R. Nurses and Medications: A Literature Review. North Fitzroy: Australian Nursing Federation, 1994.
2. Beattie J, Cheek J, Gibson T. Curriculum Guide for the Staff Development/Education of Registered Nurses to Facilitate Quality Management of Medications. Canberra: Department of Human Services and Health, 1996.
3. Beecroft P, Junzman L, Krozek C. RN internship: Outcomes of a one-year pilot program. J. Nurs. Admin. 2001; 31: 575-582.
4. Boychuk Duchscher J. Out in the real world: newly graduated nurses in acute-care speak out. J. Nurs. Admin. 2001; 31: 426-439.
5. Bradley S. Prepared for practice? Exploring the experiences of newly qualified Project 2000 child branch staff nurses. NT Res. 1998; 3: 292-301.
6. Brown PL. Graduate nurses: what do they expect? Kansas Nurs. 1999; 74: 4-5.
7. Bullock S, Manias E. The educational preparation of undergraduate nursing students in pharmacology: a survey of lecturers' perceptions and experiences. J. Adv. Nurs. 2002; 40: 7-16.
8. Currie LJ. New graduates' values and the effect of a nurse transition program on neophyte staff nurses' clinical competency, role adjustment, job satisfaction, length of stay and turnover (PhD Thesis). Virginia: University of Virginia, 1994.
9. Dasta JF, Fuhrman TM, McCandles C. Use of sedatives and analgesics in a surgical intensive care unit: a follow-up and commentary. Heart Lung 1995; 24: 76-78.
10. Esposito L. The effects of medication education on adherence to medication regimen in an elderly population. J. Adv. Nurs. 1995; 21: 935-943.
11. Galbraith A, Bullock S, Manias E. Fundamentals of Pharmacology, 3rd edn. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia, 2001.
12. Gerrish C. Fumbling along. Nurs. Times 1990; 86: 35-37.
13. Gerrish K. Still fumbling along? A comparative study of the newly qualified nurse's perception of the transition from student to qualified nurse. J. Adv. Nurs. 2000; 32: 473-480.
14. Godinez G, Schweiger J, Gruver J, Ryan P. Role transition from graduate to staff nurse: a qualitative analysis. J. Nurs. Staff Dev. 1999; 15: 97-110.
15. Griffiths D, Hunt S, Napthine R, Birch M. Quality use of Medicines and Undergraduate Nursing Education. Canberra: Department of Health and Aging, 2000.
16. Hamel E. An interpretative study of the professional socialization of neophyte nurses in the nursing subculture (PhD Thesis). San Diego: University of San Diego, 1990.
17. Hawe P, Higgins G. Can medication education improve the drug compliance of the elderly? Evaluation of an in hospital program. Patient Educ. Couns. 1990; 16: 151-160.
18. Ives G, Hodge K, Bullock S, Marriott J. First year RNs' actual and self-rated pharmacology knowledge. Aust. J. Adv. Nurs. 1996; 14: 13-19.
19. Jasper M. The first year as a staff nurse: the experiences of a first cohort of Project 2000 nurses in a demonstration district. J. Adv. Nurs. 1996; 24: 779-790.
20. Jordan S, Hughes D. Using bioscience knowledge in nursing: actions, interactions and reactions. J. Adv. Nurs. 1998; 27: 1060-1068.
21. Jordan S, Reid K. The biological sciences in nursing: an empirical paper reporting on the applications of physiology to nursing care. J. Adv. Nurs. 1997; 26: 169-179.
22. Kelly B. Hospital nursing. 'It's a battle!' A follow-up study of English graduate nurses. J. Adv. Nurs. 1996; 24: 1063-1069.
23. Kelly B. The professional values of English nursing undergraduates. J. Adv. Nurs. 1991; 16: 867-872.
24. Kramer M. Why does reality shock continue? In: McCloskey J, Grace J (eds). Current Issues in Nursing. Boston: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1985; 891-902.
25. Latter S, Rycroft-Malone J, Yerrell P, Shaw D. Evaluating educational preparation for a health education role in practice: the case of medication education. J. Adv. Nurs. 2000; 32: 1282-1290.
26. Maben J, Macleod J. Project 2000 diplomats' perceptions of their experiences of transition from student to staff nurse. J. Clin. Nurs. 1998; 7: 145-153.
27. MacLellan K. A chart audit reviewing the prescription and administration trends of analgesia and the documentation of pain, after surgery. J. Adv. Nurs. 1997; 26: 345-350.
28. Manias E, Bullock S. The educational preparation of undergraduate nursing students in pharmacology: clinical nurses' perceptions and experiences of graduate nurses' medication knowledge. Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 2002a; 39: 773-784.
29. Manias E, Bullock S. The educational preparation of undergraduate nursing students in pharmacology: perceptions and experiences of lecturers and students. Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 2002b; 39: 757-769.
30. Manias E. Medication trends and documentation of pain management following surgery. Nurs. Health Sci. 2003; 5: 85-94.
31. Manias E, Street A. Legitimation of nurses' knowledge through policies and protocols in clinical practice. J. Adv. Nurs. 2000; 32: 1467-1475.
32. Martens K. An ethnographic study of the process of medication discharge education (MDE). J. Adv. Nurs. 1998; 27: 341-348.
33. McMillan SC, Tittle M. A descriptive study of the management of pain and pain-related side effects in a cancer centre and a hospice. Hospice J. 1995; 10: 89-107.
34. Ritchie J, Spencer L. Qualitative data analysis for applied policy research. In: Bryman A, Burgess RG (eds). Analyzing Qualitative Data. London: Routledge, 1994; 173-194.
35. Royal College of Nursing Australia. Position Statement: Registered Nurses and Quality Use of Medicines. Deakin: Royal College of Nursing Australia, 2000.
36. Runciman P, Dewar B, Goulbourne A. Project 2000 in Scotland. Employers' Needs and the Skills of Newly Qualified Project Staff Nurses. A New Preparation for Practice. London: United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. 1998.
37. Torrance C, Jordan S. Bionursing: putting science into practice. Nurs. Stand. 1995; 9: 25-27.
38. Tradewell G. Rites of passage: adaptation of nursing graduates to a hospital setting. J. Nurs. Staff Dev. 1996; 12: 183-189.