A psychometric appraisal of a revised preparedness for medication administration questionnaire in final-year undergraduate nursing students: a secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Students must be prepared for the transference of medication administration (pharmacology knowledge and clinical skills) to clinical practice. The Preparedness for Medication Oral Administration questionnaire has been used in several studies and demonstrated strong internal reliability and consistency. The questionnaire has been revised to align with updated medication competencies. The factor structure or dimensionality of the questionnaires has not been examined.

Aim

To examine the psychometric properties of the Preparedness for Medication Administration (Revised) Questionnaire.

Method

Data from a previous study were used to determine the psychometric properties of the Preparedness for Medication Administration (Revised) Questionnaire. Three new items wer

SUBMITTER: Irvine S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773837 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature