title: [The knowledge of pharmacological therapy of a group of Calabrian nurses. The Cultural Association of Nurses of Catanzaro and the Ospedale di Matera Working Group].
abstract: Results of a surveys on nurses' knowledge on drugs, conducted by a group of nurses from 10 hospitals of Calabria Region, are presented. Data were specifically collected on: a. drug cocktails in parenteral infusions, b. antibiotic prophylaxis for medical and surgical patients, c. side effects of drugs, according to nurses perception and d. conflicts between nurses and doctors on drug therapy. Results, though not to be considered representative of the real practice, on the large number of cocktails administered to patients and the wide range of antibiotics used for medical and surgical prophylaxis, evidence how wide is the gap between theoretical principles and practice. The importance of a sound pharmacological knowledge on drugs in order to enable nurses to monitor practice and open a constructive dialog with doctors on drug therapies is stressed.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Le conoscenze sulla terapia farmacologica di un gruppo di infermieri calabresi. Associazione Culturale Infermieri di Catanzaro e Gruppo di Lavoro Ospedale di Matera.