The Effectiveness of a Mobile Application for High-Alert Drugs Calculation on Knowledge and Satisfaction among Nursing Students, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Ratchaburi
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
This quasi-experimental research, employing a one-group pretest-posttest design, aimed to: 1) Compare nursing students’ knowledge of high-alert drug calculation before and after using a mobile application designed for this purpose. 2. Assess nursing students’ satisfaction with the mobile application. The participants were thirty third-year nursing students from Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Ratchaburi. The research instruments included a mobile application for high-alert drug calculation, a knowledge test on high-alert drug use with a KR-20 reliability coefficient of .81, and a satisfaction questionnaire regarding the application with a Cronbach’s alpha of .83. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests.
The results indicated that students’ knowledge scores after using the mobile application were significantly higher than before (t = 10.94, p < .001). Furthermore, students reported a high level of satisfaction with the mobile application (M = 4.86, SD = .35).
It is recommended that nursing instructors incorporate the use of a mobile application for high-alert drug calculation for the preparatory training of nursing students before clinical practice.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Content and information published in the Journal of Prachomklao College of Nursing, Phetchaburi Province are the comment and responsibility of the authors. Articles, information, images, etc. published in this journal are the copyright of the Journal of Prachomklao College of Nursing, Phetchaburi Province. If any person or entity wants to take all or part of it for publication for any purposes, please reference the Journal of Prachomklao College of Nursing, Phetchaburi Province.
References
Assiri, G. A., Shebl, N. A., Mahmoud, M. A., Aloudah, N., Grant, E., Aljadhey, H., & Sheikh, A. (2018). What is the epidemiology of medication errors, error-related adverse events and risk factors for errors in adults managed in community care contexts? A systematic review of the international literature. BMJ Open, 8(5), e019101. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019101
Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of education objectives: The classification of education goal. Longman.
Chaleoykitti, S., Chiawsothon, S., & Nuyleis, Y. (2019). The development of an innovative learning method with augmented reality applications on smartphone. Ramathibodi Nursing Journal, 25(1), 5-25. (in Thai)
Chiewsothorn, S., Nuilers, Y., & Chaleoykitti, S. (2021). The effect of using augmented reality learning management among the Royal Thai Army nursing students toward learning skills in the 21st century. Journal of Prachomklao College of Nursing, Phetchaburi Province, 4(3), 152–163. (in Thai)
Cohen, J. (2013). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Academic Press.
Daniel, W. W. (1995). Biostatistics: A foundation for analysis in the health sciences (6th ed.). Wiley.
Farag, A. M. A., Eweda, S. M. M., & Elsayed, N. F. (2017). Nurses' knowledge and practice in dealing with high alert medications. Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 19(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.21608/asalexu.2017.208348
Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A. G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 175-191. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03193146
Jongpanthanimit, P. (2018). Risk management in high alert drug use among nursing students. Journal of Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi, 29(1), 204-214. (in Thai)
Khunkaewla, P. (2024). Medication errors and adverse drug events in patients taking high alert drugs, Lamphun Hospital. Thai Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 30(1), 41-43. (in Thai)
Leaungsomnapa, Y. (2020. The effectiveness of using mobile application improving the perception of dopamine drug administration skill among nursing students. The Journal of Prapokklao Hospital Clinical Medical Education Center, 37(2), 134-143. (in Thai)
McGriff, S. J. (2000). Instructional system design (ISD): Using the ADDIE model. https://snazlan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/instructional-system-design-isd-using-the-addie-model.pdf
Phanthusat, N., & Thongyu, R. (2017. Nursing practice guidelines according to patient safety standards. Thai Red Cross Nursing Journal, 10(2), 1-13. (in Thai)
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Siriraj Hospital. (2022). High-alert drug manual (6th ed.). n.a. (in Thai)
Pourteimour, S., Malsakpak, M. H., Jasemi, M., Eghtedar, S., & Parizad, N. (2019). The effect of smartphone-based application learning on the nursing students’ performance in preventing medication errors in the pediatric units. Pediatric Quality & Safety, 4(6), 226. https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000226
Prathum, S., & U-senyang, S. (2022). Information technology acceptance in the new normal. Journal of Lawasri, 6(1), 1-18. (in Thai)
Saengngam, S., Kerdtarwon, S., & Kerdthaworn, P. (2024). Development of learning media applications using a smartphone. Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal, 4(4), 391-408. https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2024.276522
Siebert, J. N., Bloudeau, L., Ehrler, F., Combescure, C., Haddad, K., Hugon, F., Rodieux, F., Lovis, C., Gervaix, A., & Manzano, S. (2019). A mobile device app to reduce prehospital medication errors and time to drug preparation and delivery by emergency medical services during simulated pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Study protocol of a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20, 634. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3726-4
Sinsawad, P., Chuawong, P., & Muangpool, T. (2019). Application to calculate the high alert drugs. Journal of Project in Computer Science and Information Technology, 5(1), 42-51. (in Thai)
Srisaard, B. (2017). Preliminary research (10th ed.). Suweeriyasan. (in Thai)
Srisomboon, T., Sangjam. P., & Treesak, C. (2022). Effects of a mobile phone application in examining dosage of high alert drugs compared with manual calculation. Thai Pharmaceutical and Health Science Journal, 17(4), 395-404. (in Thai)
Thadakant, S., Hu, S., Duangbuppha, S., Changpad, T., & Pibanwong, M. (2022). Medication administration errors of nursing students during practice in clinics and in simulation. Ramathibodi Nursing Journal, 28(2), 282-298. (in Thai)
The Healthcare Accreditation Institute (Public Organization). (2018). Patient safety goals: SIMPLE Thailand 2018. Famous and Successful.
Traiyawong, R., Bumrungchat, K., & Poiklang, D. (2022). Application calculator high alert drugs for nurse anesthetists. Journal of Applied Information Technology, 8(2), 115-129. (in Thai)
World Health Organization. (2021). Global patient safety action plan: Towards eliminating avoidable harm in health care. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/343477/9789240032705-eng.pdf?sequence=1
