Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviours of Midwives Working in Delivery Rooms on Drug Practices and Patient Safety

The study aims to identify knowledge levels of midwives working in delivery rooms on drug safety practices. The Population of the study consisted of 33 midwives who work at a delivery unit of a public hospital in Adana. 21 midwives who willingly accepted to participate in the study between 1-22 March 2016 formed the sample. It was found that 42.9% of the participants stated they do not do errors, 52.4% notify adverse effects, 33.3% notify the doctor of the patient about their drug error, 47.6% have good knowledge level regarding drug interactions and side effects of the drugs, none of the participants answered two of the eight rights of drug administration principles, namely; right drug form and right documentation principles. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between their working years in the delivery room and knowledge of drug administration principles (p<0.05). In conclusion, delivery nurses should receive in-service training on drug administration principles and drug safety, and they should be encouraged to report drug errors in order to improve the situation.

Keywords: Drug; Drug practices; Drug safety; Midwifery