RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSES' KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION (7 CORRECTIONS) IN THE INPATIENT WARD OF MURNI TEGUH SUDIRMAN HOSPITAL, JAKARTA

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Background: Patient safety is the main reference and principle in the health service process in a health provider institution. The world health organization (WHO) in 2020 reported that in several countries there were cases of as many as 70% of medication errors that caused permanent disability in patients. Medication errors also often occur in the cause of permanent disability in hospitals. Errors in drug administration in Indonesia were ranked first (24.9%) of the top 10 reported incidents.

Objective: The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between nurses' knowledge about administering medication and the 7 principles of correct medication. The purpose of this study was to all nurses who worked at thePure Hospital Teguh Sudirman Jakartaamounting to 46 respondents.

Method: The samples taken were 46 respondents who were obtained using a total sampling technique with a cross sectional approach. The instrument used is a questionnaire. The data in this study were processed using the chi-square test with a significance level of P= 0.005.

Research Results: From the study, it was found that there was a significant relationship between nurses' knowledge about drug administration and application of the 7 correct principles of medicine (P=0.006). The recommended advice for nurses and hospitals is to seek as much information as possible about the application of the 7 drug principles so that patient safety is guaranteed.