Abstract Nursing and midwifery professions require ethically sensitive approaches because they involve various applications on human beings, including medication applications. However, it is important to undertake initiatives based on scientific evidence within the framework of rules and specific procedures. To review the situation of medication applications during the training of nurses and midwives. This was a questionnaire study conducted on nursing and midwifery students in Kütahya Health Science University, Health Science Faculty. This study was conducted during 2014-2015 academic year on 345 nursing and midwifery students at the 2nd and 4th grade. The questionnaire items of this study were based on the Hospital Service Quality Standards Guide (HSQSG). Of the students (87% females), 17% were in the midwifery department at the 2nd grade and 23% were at the 4th grade and 26% were in the nursing department at the 2nd grade and 34% were at the 4th grade.
While 10% of the students read the whole HSQSG, 78% did not read, and the remaining 12% just skimmed it trough. There was no difference between groups regarding reading the HSQSG (p>0.05).Gender of the students, their accommodation, reading the HSQSG, and the answers to the questions were compared and it was seen that they did not affect the answers. The students are not sufficient in patient safety procedure, correct medication storage, and procedures for administration of medicines brought by patients. The level of knowledge of the students increased as the class levels increased.
Keywords Nursing, midwifery, knowledge, attitude, medication application.