Using Simulations to Identify Nursing Student Behaviors: A Longitudinal Study of Medication Administration

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes adverse drug events as a serious public health problem. Nurses routinely administer patient medications and must be safe when delivering care. Typically, students are taught the traditional rights method (RM) of safe medication administration in the skills laboratory and through the use of high-fidelity simulation scenarios. The RM includes measures of ensuring the right patient, right...