Predicting behavioural intentions towards medication safety among student and new graduate nurses across four countries

Ritin Fernandez; Wilma tenHam-Baloyi; Elsheba Mathew; Selda Secginli; Zuhal Bahar; Carley Jans; Nursen Nahcivan; Gizemnur Torun; Samuel Lapkin; Heidi Green

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Predicting behavioural intentions towards medication safety among student and new graduate nurses across four countries

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Predicting behavioural intentions towards medication safety among student and new graduate nurses across four countries

Ritin Fernandez, Wilma tenHam-Baloyi, Elsheba Mathew, Selda Secginli, Zuhal Bahar, Carley Jans, Nursen Nahcivan, Gizemnur Torun, Samuel Lapkin and Heidi Green

Journal of clinical nursing, Vol.32(5-6), pp.789-798

03/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16330

PMID: 35475307

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attitudes

behavioural intentions

intention to practice

medication safety

new graduate nurses

student nurses

Aims and objectives To identify final-year undergraduate students and new graduate nurses’ behavioural intentions towards medication safety across four countries. Background Medication errors are a common and avoidable occurrence, being costly for not only patients but also for health systems and society. Design A multi-site cross-sectional study. Methods A self-administered survey was distributed to students and new graduate nurses in South Africa, India, Turkey and Australia. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all survey items. Multiple linear regressions were performed to predict behavioural intentions using the three Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs: attitudes, behavioural control and subjective norms. This study adheres to the STROBE guidelines. Results Data were analysed for 432 students and 576 new graduate nurses. Across all countries, new graduate nurses reported significantly higher scores on all the TPB variables compared with student nurses. Attitudes towards medication management were found significantly and positively related to intention to practice safe medication management for both student and new graduate nurses. Total perceived behavioural control was significantly and negatively related to intention to practice safe medication management for students. Conclusion Student and new graduate nurses showed favourable attitude, subjective norm, perceived behaviour control and intention in practising medication safety. However, differences in countries require further exploration on the factors influencing attitudes towards medication safety among student nurses and new nurse graduates.

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Title: Predicting behavioural intentions towards medication safety among student and new graduate nurses across four countries
Creators: Ritin Fernandez - St George Hospital
Wilma tenHam-Baloyi - Nelson Mandela University
Elsheba Mathew - Pushpagiri Medical College
Selda Secginli - Istanbul Aydın University
Zuhal Bahar - Istanbul Aydın University
Carley Jans - University of Wollongong
Nursen Nahcivan - Istanbul Aydın University
Gizemnur Torun - Kocaeli Üniversitesi
Samuel Lapkin - University of Wollongong
Heidi Green - Centre for Evidence Based Initiatives in Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Centre of Excellence
Publication Details: Journal of clinical nursing, Vol.32(5-6), pp.789-798
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Number of pages: 10
Identifiers: 991013092676102368
Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Predicting behavioural intentions towards medication safety among student and new graduate nurses across four countries

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