Registered Nurses' Self-Assessed Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Moving Forward With New Information.

By 2020, most clinical decisions should be supported by best evidence. Therefore, nurses need institutional support and education about evidence-based practice (EBP) and research. The aim of this study was to describe nurses' self-assessed knowledge of EBP and research.

The mat study: global insight into the medication administration process.

An important aspect of global patient safety that has recently become a focal topic is preventing adverse drug events. As many as 7,000 patients die every year as a result of medication errors. (1) According to Bates, Spell, & Cullen, adverse drug events can cost up to an average of $8.

Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff performance of medication administration.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and test a method for assessing nursing effort and workflow in the medication administration process.

Background: Thousands of patients die each year from medication errors, and hospitals strive for error reduction. Bar-coding medication administration systems have been proposed as a solution; however, many hospitals lack the necessary pre-implementation workflow process data on medication administration processes to evaluate the effectiveness of their current systems.