?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge+of+Pharmacology+of+Analgesics+Among+Nurses+in+a+Tertiary+Centre&rft.creator=D'Silva%2C+SA&rft.creator=Pereira%2C+NR&rft.creator=Padmaja%2C+U&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objectives%3A+To+evaluate+the+knowledge+of+nurses+about+the+analgesics+they+administer+in+our+hospital.+Methodology%3A+A+total+of+102+nurses+completed+the+questionnaire+which+included+20+multiple+choice+questions+based+on+the+dosage+forms%2C+mechanism+of+action%2C+route+of+administration%2C+adverse+effects+of+the+commonly+administered+analgesics%2C+the+nurses%E2%80%99+educational+qualifications+and+their+working+experience.+Frequency%2C+percentage%2C+mean%2C+Kruskal+Wallis+test+and+Mann+Whitneys+test+were+used+to+analyse+data.+Answers+were+given+a+score+out+of+20(100%25).+Results%3A+The+sample+comprised+of+17(16.6%25)+senior+staff+nurses%2C+38(37%25)+junior+staff+nurses+and+47(46%25)+student+nurses.+Of+the+staff%2C+10.8+%25+were+BSc+and+MSc+nurses%2C+43.1+were+GNM+staff.+The+mean+knowledge+score+of+BSc+%26+MSc+staff+was+12.18%2C+GNM+staff+was+11.7+and+of+student+nurses+was+13.38.+None+of+the+groups+scored+more+than+15%2C+suggesting+their+knowledge+was+inadequate.+There+was+a+correlation+between+knowledge+and+experience+in+the+staff+nurses.+Conclusion%3A+The+result+of+this+study+suggests+that+the+knowledge+of+pharmacology+of+analgesics+among+nurses+is+inadequate%2C+and+thus+supports+the+need+for+supplementary+pharmacology+education+for+nurses+in+clinical+settings%2C+focusing+on+common+drugs+they+administer+and+help+prevent+medical+errors.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8935%2F1%2F2012-4-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++D'Silva%2C+SA+and+Pereira%2C+NR+and+Padmaja%2C+U++(2013)+Knowledge+of+Pharmacology+of+Analgesics+Among+Nurses+in+a+Tertiary+Centre.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8935%2F