title: Evaluation of the attitudes of the nurses related to rational drug use in Gaziantep University Sahinbey Research and Practice Hospital in Turkey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of nurses about rational drug use in Gaziantep University Sahinbey Research and Practice Hospital. There are a limited number of studies available on this issue and no studies of this scale were conducted among the nurses in our region.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire generated by the Rational Drug Use Unit of Turkish Ministry of Health General Directorate of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy was carried out to nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out to 162 nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data obtained from nurses by questionnaire were determined as count, percentage and Chi-square test by SPSS statistical package program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common type of medication error was giving the medicine at the wrong time. Medication errors were least common among the 36-50-year age group and with a professional experience of 11 years or longer. Nurses had the highest level of knowledge in the areas of drug administration routes and the intended use. The number of nurses reported having good/very good knowledge was higher with 4 to 10 years of professional experience and with a university degree. The nurses aged between 26 and 35 years and those with professional experience of 4 to 10 years provided drug information to patients more often than others. Forty two percent of the nurses were found to actively report any adverse events. Reporting of adverse events and reporting more than 6 adverse events were most common among university degree holders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses required a more comprehensive education on pharmacology both during their training years and working life since the requests for medicinal products are received by the nurses and preparation and administration of drugs are under the control of nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Harran, Sanliurfa, Turkey. Electronic address: elifoguz73@harran.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alasehirli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah Tuncay
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Demiryurek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Drug; Nurse; Pharmacology; Rational