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Students teaching students: a new way to prevent medication errors?

NCT ID NCT07271095

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Lokman Hekim University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether having senior nursing students tutor first-year students could improve their math and medication calculation skills. Fifty-five students were split into two groups: one received peer tutoring for three weeks, the other did not. The goal was to see if peer teaching leads to better scores on calculation tests.

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Active substance
peer-supported medication calculation training
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could improve how nursing students learn medication calculations, potentially reducing medication errors in hospitals.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with only 55 students. Results may not apply to other schools or countries, and the long-term impact on actual patient safety is unknown.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

55 people

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Started

May 2024

Finished

Jun 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Students who were registered for the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time * Students who agreed to participate in the research voluntarily Exclusion Criteria: * Students who graduated from a Health Vocational High School * Students who had previous training in the health field * Students who had previously taken a Fundamentals of Nursing course * Students diagnosed with a psychiatric illness * Students who were regularly taking psychiatric medications * Students who did not attend the theoretical sessions of the course

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Nursing Student

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Locations

  • Lokman Hekim University

    Çankaya, Ankara, 06510, Turkey (Türkiye)

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