PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nathaniel M. Rickles
AU  - Carey M. Noland
AU  - Anthony Tramontozzi
AU  - Michele A. Vinci
TI  - Pharmacy Student Knowledge and Communication of Medication Errors
AID  - 10.5688/aj740460
DP  - 2010 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 60
VI  - 74
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/74/4/60.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/74/4/60.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2010 May 01; 74
AB  - Objectives. To describe and evaluate pharmacy students' knowledge of and comfort in communicating, managing, and preventing medication errors.Methods. Using a cross-sectional design, a survey instrument was administered to fifth-year pharmacy students. The survey instrument included both open- and close-ended questions to describe and examine factors associated with knowledge and comfort in communication of medication errors.Results. Survey instruments were completed by 93 students (90% response rate). Nearly 80% reported not having received training in communicating medication errors. The perception of having more adequate training was related to greater knowledge in the communication of medication errors (p ≤ 0.001). Knowledge was also associated with students having greater comfort in communicating medication errors (p ≤ 0.05).Conclusions. The need and value of additional training for pharmacy students in communicating medication errors was demonstrated. Educational interventions should be developed to provide consistent instruction on these communication issues.