Date of Conferral
6-2-2025
Date of Award
June 2025
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
MARK WELLS
Abstract
This staff education project aimed to enhance nurses’ knowledge on medication administration error prevention through targeted education interventions. Medication administration errors are a significant concern in health care, leading to patient harm and reduced quality of care. This project addressed the gap in nursing knowledge regarding strategies to prevent these errors, with the goal of improving patient safety and outcomes. The practice-focused question explored in this project was the following: How does implementing an education program affect nurses’ knowledge and practices related to medication error prevention? The purpose of this doctoral project was to educate nurses on best practices for reducing medication administration errors and improving patient safety. The data collected from pre- and postimplementation assessments revealed that 36.4% of participants showed an improvement in their knowledge, while 25% of the question items exhibited a notable increase in correct responses. These findings suggest that targeted education programs can enhance nurses’ understanding of medication error prevention, highlighting the importance of continued education interventions to optimize health care practitioners’ knowledge. The results of this project indicate that health care organizations should consider such educational initiatives to improve nursing practices and reduce medication errors. This initiative contributes to a broader social change by promoting staff education, better patient outcomes, and the integration of culturally inclusive medication error prevention strategies.
Recommended Citation
Tabe, Francoise, "Staff Education to Improve Nurses’ Knowledge on Medication Administration Error Prevention" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 17907.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/17907
