Institute of Health & Society, University of Worcester Henwick Grove, WR2 6AJ, UK.
Nurse Educ Today. 2011 May;31(4):383-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.07.011. Epub 2010 Sep 15.
To investigate the efficacy of a 14-month integrated pharmacology and medicines management curriculum for undergraduate nursing students on the acquisition of applied drug/pharmacology knowledge.
Despite considerable debate regarding nurses' ability to be able to fulfill their medication management responsibilities, little is known about how nurses should be educated in medicines management.
Two groups of nursing students were compared. The first group were exposed to the usual curriculum (control group), whilst a second group experienced a new integrated pharmacology and medicines management curriculum (intervention group) (N=120). The impact of the curriculum on applied drug knowledge was assessed using a 69 item short answer questionnaire relating to a vignette. Students also undertook a 42 item on-line test exploring principles of pharmacokinetics. Students were also asked to self-rate their knowledge using a four point likert scale which asked how confident they were in relation to the prescribed medication regime. The data were collected in July 2008. The intervention group was exposed to an integrated curriculum approach, whilst the control group undertook periods of supervised practice within a clinical environment supported with a workbook and practice assessment learning outcomes.
RESULTS/FINDINGS: Students exposed to an integrated approach to pharmacology and medicines management demonstrated superior pharmacokinetic knowledge and were more able to apply drug knowledge to the patient vignettes than the control group.
An early introduction of an integrated approach to the teaching and assessing of pharmacological processes improves students' drug knowledge prior to qualification. A sound preparation will help to ensure safe and effective medicines management care for patients and will prepare nurses for post graduate education and further training.
研究 14 个月的综合药理学和药物管理课程对本科护理学生应用药物/药理学知识获取的效果。
尽管关于护士是否有能力履行其药物管理职责存在相当大的争议，但对于护士应该如何接受药物管理教育知之甚少。
比较了两组护理学生。第一组接受常规课程（对照组），而第二组则体验新的综合药理学和药物管理课程（干预组）（N=120）。通过与情景相关的 69 项简答题问卷评估课程对应用药物知识的影响。学生还参加了一项 42 项在线测试，探讨药代动力学原理。学生还使用四点李克特量表自我评估知识，询问他们对规定的药物治疗方案的信心程度。数据于 2008 年 7 月收集。干预组接受了综合课程方法，而对照组则在临床环境中进行了一段时间的监督实践，同时提供了工作手册和实践评估学习成果。
结果/发现：接受综合药理学和药物管理方法教育的学生表现出更优秀的药代动力学知识，并且比对照组更能够将药物知识应用于患者情景。
在获得资格之前，早期引入综合教学和评估药理学过程的方法可以提高学生的药物知识。良好的准备将有助于确保为患者提供安全有效的药物管理护理，并为护士的研究生教育和进一步培训做好准备。
