The mediating role of pediatric nursing competence in the relationship between pediatric drug administration self-efficacy and medical error tendency in nursing students.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the mediating role of pediatric nursing competence in the relationship between self-efficacy in pediatric drug administration and medical error tendency in nursing students.

Background: The self-efficacy of nursing students towards drug administration knowledge and practices is one of the determinants of achieving the goals of nursing education programs related to drug administration.

Design: The sample of the descriptive and correlational study consisted of a total of 303 3rd and 4th-year students taking the Pediatric Health and Diseases Nursing course at the Department of Nursing.