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  "abstract": "Background Medication errors are a persistent threat to patient safety in psychiatric settings, where complex pharmacotherapy and ethical conscience heighten nurses’ stress of conscience. Aim This study evaluated the effectiveness of a structured educational program on knowledge about medication errors and stress of conscience among psychiatric nurses. Methods A one-group pre–post quasi-experimental design was implemented with 89 nurses from Assiut University Psychiatric Hospital and at Assiut Mental Health Hospital (Ministry of Health hospital), Egypt. The four-week program integrated educational sessions, reflective discussion, and scenario-based learning. Data were collected using validated medication-error and stress-of-conscience questionnaires. Results Knowledge about medication errors improved significantly following the structured educational program, with mean scores increasing from 63.20 ± 22.27 pre-intervention to 72.19 ± 18.92 post-intervention (t = 3.01, p < .001, d = 0.71). Reported medication errors declined moderately after the program (t = 2.63, p = .01, d = 0.54). Stress-of-conscience scores decreased slightly from 37.0 ± 6.5 to 36.0 ± 6.2, although the difference was not statistically significant (t = 1.24, p = .22). A weak but statistically significant negative correlation was found between stress of conscience and medication errors (r = − .25, p = .03). Conclusion The structured educational program was associated with improved knowledge about medication errors and reduced reported medication errors among psychiatric nurses. Although stress-of-conscience scores decreased slightly following the educational program, the difference was not statistically significant.",
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    "Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University",
    "Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University",
    "Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Ahliyya Amman University",
    "Department of Community, Psychiatric, and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Qassim University",
    "Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University",
    "Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University",
    "Faculty of Allied Medical Science Physical Therapy, Zarqa University"
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      "name": "Ola Ali Abd El-Fatah Ali Saraya"
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  "published": "2026-10-25",
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  "title": "Effectiveness of a structured educational program on knowledge about medication errors and stress of conscience among psychiatric nurses",
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