Nursing students' perceptions of the efficacy of the pharmacology and pharmacotherapy course: A qualitative study

Rahimibashar, Masoumeh; Mazloum Vajari, Soheila; Ghasemnegad, Seideh Madineh

doi:10.22038/mjms.2025.87852.5000

Nursing students' perceptions of the efficacy of the pharmacology and pharmacotherapy course: A qualitative study

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Masoumeh Rahimibashar

Soheila Mazloum Vajari

Seideh Madineh Ghasemnegad

Department of Nursing , La.C., Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.

10.22038/mjms.2025.87852.5000

Abstract

Introduction: Training capable nurses with in-depth knowledge in the field of pharmacology and safe drug administration is one of the important goals of the nursing education program. Inefficiency of the pharmacology education program in achieving the above goals will result in compromising patient safety. The present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the perception of nursing students regarding the efficiency of the pharmacology and drug therapy unit (theory and clinical).
Methodology: The present study is a qualitative study with a conventional content analysis approach that was conducted with the participation of nursing students of Azad University, Lahijan Branch, with maximum diversity and purposeful sampling. Data were collected individually through semi-structured interviews and simultaneously analyzed based on the Granheim and Landman model. Lincoln and Guba criteria were used to ensure the accuracy and Trustworthiness of the data.
Findings: : Data Analysis revealed two main categories and five subcategories. The first main category, Ineffectiveness of the pharmacology and pharmacotherapy courses, included "curriculum deficiencies" and " training of incompetence nurses." The second main category, Recommendations for curriculum transformation, encompassed "curriculum revision," "institutionalization of medication error disclosure culture," and "promotion of inter-organizational collaboration.

Keywords

Curriculum

Pharmacology

Pharmacotherapy

Nursing Students

Qualitative Research