Aim The aim of the study was to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate nurses'
knowledge and to understand the obstacles that they encounter when administering
resuscitation medications. Background Insufficient knowledge is a major factor in nurses'
drug administration errors. Resuscitation involves situations in which doctors issue oral
orders, and is inherently highly stressful. Sufficient knowledge is vital for nurses if they are to
respond quickly and accurately when administering resuscitation medications. Methods A …

… increase nurses' knowledge about resuscitation medications is important to maximize
patient safety. This study aimed to assess knowledge of nurses about resuscitation
medications and the obstacles that nurses faces when giving resuscitation medications, and
to evaluate resuscitation medication administration errors reporting and the reason that
prevent nurses to not reporting the errors. … This study will be first one in the field of nursing
in Palestine that concerns nurses' knowledge and obstacles they face when giving …