Technological application "Nursing Admon" in drug administration

Abstract

The nursing professional plays a relevant role in the drug administration procedure and patient safety, in maintaining quality in health in institutions, mitigating the margin of error and protecting the integrity of the patient as much as possible. For this reason, in their training, they must use methodologies to strengthen the teaching-learning process, according to which they must change their methods constantly in search of improvement and offer new tools to have competent professionals who meet work and intellectual challenges. The objective: to implement a technological application that encourages self-taught learning, consolidating knowledge acquired in the classroom and that in the future allows quick consultation during the development of the profession, in addition to contributing to the development of self-taught study skills and continuous training throughout the nursing staff during their training and graduation. Methodology: mixed-descriptive approach; Where it started: with a first phase for the identification of the most common errors in the administration of medications, a second  phase for the construction of a technological application for the nursing student to use in the adult care class with emphasis on patient in acute state, prior application of knowledge pretest, a third phase: posttest application to know the impact of the application on their learning. Results were satisfactory because in general terms the application was accepted and a significant advance was shown in its knowledge with emphasis on the calculation of doses of drugs such as vasopressors and vasodilators. Conclusion, the impact of the virtual tool is positive in the student group of the Fifth semester subject, the research also  promotes the inclusion of technology in the teaching - learning process of nursing subjects and strengthens the autonomous study and thus allows to provide adequate care and safe practices to the patient who is the pillar of the profession.