Awareness of self-medication and its associated dangers among students nurses in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Department: Nursing Science By: godstimearinze Project ID: 7400 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractSelf-medication is the use of medicine for the treatment of oneself of any ailment without a physician’s prescription. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness of self-medication and its associated dangers among nurses in NAUTH, Nnewi. The findings of this study will reawaken the knowledge of student nurses towards self-medication and its associated dangers and also join in the campaign against self-medication by educating their friends, family and community on the dangers of self-medication. Sample size of 166 respondents were used for the study using descriptive research design and a close structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. From the findings, 100% of the student nurses have heard of self-medication and 100% engaged in it, 21% used anti-malaria, 93% of the students agreed that self-medication can result in danger and 24%, said that the danger was addiction. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that student nurses in the School of Nursing NAUTH, Nnnewi were aware. Hence, the researcher implores that awareness and education to the general public regarding the dangers of self-medication should be created. Recommendations were made among which are: health education and interventions aimed at changing the perception of the student nurses regarding the accessibility and affordability of health care facilities....Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State