Ünver, SeherÖzkan, Zeynep KızılcıkSemerci, RemziyeAvcıbaşı, İlker MuratAral, Seda2024-06-122024-06-1220201309-470X1309-5994https://doi.org/10.31067/0.2020.254https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/376271https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/13166Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the status of nursing students regarding self - medicationwith analgesics for pain management.Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the nursing department of a university in Turkeybetween May 12th - 27th 2016. For the data collection, a form was used that included questions about theindividual characteristics of the students as well as the status of self - medication with analgesics. Descriptiveanalysis, chi-square test and independent samples t-test were used for data analyzing. Statistically significantdifferences were expressed at the 95 percent level of confidence (p < .05).Results: Among 398 nursing students, 199 of them (50%) reported using analgesics for pain management duringthe last 30 days and self - medication with analgesics rate among students was 61.8% (n = 123). The main reasonfor self - medication was a previous analgesic experience.Conclusion: This study showed a critically high rate of self - medication with analgesics without a prescriptionamong nursing students. There is a need to raise awareness of nursing students about the disadvantages of self -medication to provide safe analgesic use.en10.31067/0.2020.254info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle111154159376271