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Background: Patients in critical care units need the highest levels of knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes from healthcare providers due to the complexity of their clinical conditions. This study aimed to examine the relationship between medication safety competence and selected demographic and professional characteristics among critical care nurses.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024. A total of 225 nurses working in critical care units of hospitals affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences (Gorgan, Iran) were selected through stratified random sampling based on inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a demographic and professional characteristics form and the Medication Safety Competence Questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS V.26 using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and multiple linear regression at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Among the 225 nurses, the mean age was 32.26 years, and 77.8% were female. The mean medication safety competence score was 137.51 ± 27.81, indicating a moderate level of competence. Age (p = 0.027) and clinical nursing experience (p = 0.017) were significantly and positively associated with medication safety competence.
Conclusion: The study highlights Critical care nurses demonstrated a moderate level of medication safety competence. Age and clinical nursing experience were significant positive predictors of medication safety competence, suggesting the need for targeted support for younger and less experienced nurses.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024. A total of 225 nurses working in critical care units of hospitals affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences (Gorgan, Iran) were selected through stratified random sampling based on inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a demographic and professional characteristics form and the Medication Safety Competence Questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS V.26 using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and multiple linear regression at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Among the 225 nurses, the mean age was 32.26 years, and 77.8% were female. The mean medication safety competence score was 137.51 ± 27.81, indicating a moderate level of competence. Age (p = 0.027) and clinical nursing experience (p = 0.017) were significantly and positively associated with medication safety competence.
Conclusion: The study highlights Critical care nurses demonstrated a moderate level of medication safety competence. Age and clinical nursing experience were significant positive predictors of medication safety competence, suggesting the need for targeted support for younger and less experienced nurses.
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