{"title":"A Correlational Study of Medication Knowledge Versus Confidence Levels in Student Nurses.","authors":"Lynn L Wiles, Christine Sump","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001518","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses' medication knowledge and confidence levels play a large role in patient safety, but few studies have examined the relationship. We used a certainty scale to compare Bachelor of Science in Nursing students' medication knowledge with their perceived confidence scores. We found that confidence of certainty was 71 percent when correct and 43 percent when incorrect. We discovered a statistically significant positive correlation between correctness and certainty, a statistically significant negative correlation between correctness and uncertainty, and a statistically significant negative correlation between incorrect answers and certainty. Accordingly, confidence of certainty did not align with knowledge, revealing potential risk of error during medication administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"348-350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing Education Perspectives","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001518","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/3/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nurses' medication knowledge and confidence levels play a large role in patient safety, but few studies have examined the relationship. We used a certainty scale to compare Bachelor of Science in Nursing students' medication knowledge with their perceived confidence scores. We found that confidence of certainty was 71 percent when correct and 43 percent when incorrect. We discovered a statistically significant positive correlation between correctness and certainty, a statistically significant negative correlation between correctness and uncertainty, and a statistically significant negative correlation between incorrect answers and certainty. Accordingly, confidence of certainty did not align with knowledge, revealing potential risk of error during medication administration.
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A publication of the National League for Nursing, Nursing Education Perspectives is a peer-reviewed, bimonthly journal that provides evidence for best practices in nursing education. Through the publication of rigorously designed studies, the journal contributes to the advancement of the science of nursing education. It serves as a forum for research and innovation regarding teaching and learning, curricula, technology, and other issues important to nursing education. Today, as nurse educators strive to advance research in nursing education and break away from established patterns and chart new pathways in nursing education, Nursing Education Perspectives is a vital resource. Nursing Education Perspectives is housed in the NLN Chamberlain College of Nursing for the Advancement of the Science of Nursing Education.
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