Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Increasing the awareness of nursing students on rational drug use and antibiotic use will contribute to the realization of the goal of healthy individuals and healthy society. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to nursing students to measure their sensitivity on these issues. The study is a descriptive study conducted on Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department students between February and March 2022. In the study, 57% (n: 260) of the nursing students agreed to participate voluntarily. In the questionnaire form, there were 14 propositional questions about measuring the rational drug use behavior of students and their sensitivity to antibiotic group drug use. Descriptive statistical methods (mean, standard deviation, frequency distributions and percentages) were used in the evaluation of the data. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. According to the rational drug use behavior of nursing students, 77.2% of them used drugs in consultation with the doctor, 96.4% of them said that antibiotics should be given with a prescription, 64.3% of them read the prospectus for use of drugs, and 86.6% stated that they took their medication at the times specified by the doctor/pharmacist. In terms of antibiotic use sensitivity of nursing students, it was determined that 76.8% used antibiotics for the period specified by the doctor, 94.5% paid attention to antibiotic use times, and 67% did not use non-prescription antibiotics. As a result, it was observed that the awareness of nursing students in terms of rational drug use behaviors and sensitivity to antibiotic use was at a good level.