Investigation of Awareness of Pediatric Nurses Regarding the Determination of Dry Powder Displacement Volumes of Powder Medicines in Vial Form
Mahmude Uysal and Fatma Birgili
Abstract
This study was conducted as a descriptive study to examine the awareness of pediatric nurses regarding the determination of dry powder volumes of vial powder drugs. The study was conducted between June and July 2021 with 162 nurses working in a Training and Research Hospital in the west of our country. Data were collected using a questionnaire form prepared in line with the literature regarding the personal characteristics of nurses and the most frequently used vial drugs and dry powder volume calculations. Data were evaluated using the SPSS 24 package program using numbers, percentages, averages, standard deviations, minimum and maximum values, and chi-square tests. In this study, the findings were considered statistically significant at a confidence interval of 95% and a significance level of p<0.05. The mean age of the nurses was 29.91±6.81, 87% were female, 70.4% were single, 71% had a bachelor’s degree, the mean working year was 7.36±6.63, 58.6% had been working in pediatrics for 1-5 years and the mean working year was 5.36±5.12,
77.2% received training on drug administration and dose calculation, but more than half did not know this difference. It can be said that nurses are aware of calculating the dry powder volume of drugs, but they need to be supported in being informed about this issue.
