DRUG AND INTRAVENOUS THRAPY BASIC CLINICAL SKILLS IN NURSING STUDENTS AT THE END OF THIRD YEAR

Learning drugs and intravenous therapy are necessary for nursing students. This
study was done with the aim of assessing the Drug and intravenous therapy basic clinical skills in
nursing students at the end of third year.
Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive-cross sectional study and the sample was 107 seventh
semester nursing students of Babol University at the end of third year. Questionnaire was used as an
instrument for evaluation, evaluating likert scale (never perform or seen=1, confident &
independent=5). Questionnaires were completed in first day of internship course and collected on the
same day. Analysis of data was done with spss-16 and descriptive statistic and non-parametric tests.
Also, student self-esteem affected the answers that researchers couldn’t control it.
Result: 91.6 %( 98) of samples were female and 84.1 %( 90) of them had not academic clinical work
experience. Student average score was 16.01 in past semesters. The mean score of students skill in
intravenous solution preparation and its administration were 4.96±0.44, drug administration via bolus
and mini-infusion pump were 4.87±0.29 and intramuscular injection 4.87±0.44 and were more than
others. Lowest students skill were in dosage and drop calculation with 4.28±0.67 and intradermal
injection with 4.32±1.13.There is a significant relation between academic clinical work experience and
intravenous therapy skill (p=0.02).
Conclusion: the result of this study identified the strengths and weaknesses of nursing students in the
Drug and intravenous therapy basic clinical skills. In time detection of these points, educational
improve support and more powerful nursing delivery to society