Rational drug use awareness of the nurses in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Near East University Hospital

Toklu H. Z., Demirdamar R., GÜMÜŞEL B., YARIŞ E., Dulger G.

MARMARA PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.150-154, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12991/201216413
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nurse, patient, rational drug use, pharmacotherapy, Cyprus, education, problems
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Irrational use of drugs cause a serious economical burden for many countries. Rational drug use RDU requires a teamwork of health providers. Prescribers, pharmacists and nurses have an important role in RDU. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the nurses about RDU.