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Kim and Lee: Nurses' Monitoring Practice for Adverse Drug Reactions
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2016; 22(1): 91-98.

Published online: 31 January 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2016.22.1.91

Nurses' Monitoring Practice for Adverse Drug Reactions

Hyun-Jin Kim1, Seon-Hye Lee2

1Hanyang University Hospital Regional Phamacovigilance Center, Korea.

2Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Korea.

Corresponding author: Lee, Seon-Hye. Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, 33 Dongjinro, Jinju 52725, Korea. Tel: +82-55-751-3653, Fax: +82-55-751-3659, shlee@gnetch.ac.kr

Received 12 September 2015       Revised 30 November 2015       Accepted 7 January 2016

Copyright © 2016 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between nurses' knowledge of adverse drug reactions (ADR), attitudes, and monitoring practices and to establish an effective ADR reporting system and provide baseline data for its activation.

Methods

The participants in this study were chosen by convenience sampling and included 182 nurses working at major general hospitals that operate a Regional Drug Safety Center. Data were collected from June 1 to 12, 2015 and analyzed using Cronbach's α, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression with the SPSS program.

Results

The nurses' average score for knowledge was 7.62 points, for attitude, 41.04 points and for monitoring practices, 34.22 points. ADR monitoring practices positively correlated with knowledge (r=.19, p=.011), attitude (r=.41, p<.001), drug performance competency (r=.54, p<.001), and drug education satisfaction (r=.54, p<.001). Drug performance competency, drug education satisfaction, and attitudes explained 42.0% of the ADR monitoring practices (Adj R2=.42, F=43.95, p<.001).

Conclusion

In order to facilitate and encourage nurses' voluntary monitoring practice of ADR, efforts must be made to create positive attitudes toward ADR, and to increase drug performance competency and drug education satisfaction.

Keywords: Nurses, Drug-related side effects and adverse drug reaction, Drug monitoring

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Difference in ADR Monitoring by General Characteristics of Participants' (N=182)

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Table 2

Current Status and Activation Strategy for ADR Reporting (N=182)

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*Duplicate answer.

Table 3

Degree of ADR Knowledge, Attitude, Monitoring Practice, Drug Performance Competency and Satisfaction with Drug Education (N=182)

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Table 4

Correlation among Variables (N=182)

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Table 5

Effects of variables on ADR Monitoring (N=182)

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