Patient safety culture regarding intravenous therapy in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional survey
, and | Dec 31, 2019
About this article
Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Dec 31, 2019
Page range: 335 - 340
Received: May 14, 2019
Accepted: Jul 02, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0041
Keywords
© 2019 C.-H. Ji et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
The total and entry scores of the patient safety culture regarding intravenous therapy (M±SD) (N=333).
| Entries | Staff | Entries | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The hospital’s safety management commitment | 4.65 ± 0.45 | 4. The degree of knowledge mastery of intravenous therapy | 4.50 ± 0.50 |
| 1.1. Attaching great importance to intravenous therapy safety | 4.70 ± 0.50 | 4.1. Doctors who can master the knowledge of drug efficacy and adverse reactions | 4.44 ± 0.62 |
| 1.2. Having a perfect system and provisions for intravenous therapy safety | 4.64 ± 0.52 | 4.2. Doctors who can master the knowledge of the choice of medicine | 4.45 ± 0.62 |
| 1.3. Timely management of safety problems and hidden dangers of intravenous therapy | 4.63 ± 0.51 | 4.3. Doctors who can master the knowledge related to the observation and complications with the treatment of intravenous therapy operation | 4.47 ± 0.61 |
| 1.4. Having a penalty-free reporting system of intravenous therapy safety problems | 4.59 ± 0.56 | 4.4. Doctors who can master the knowledge related to observing and treating the adverse reactions to transfusion | 4.54 ± 0.54 |
| 2. The hospital’s security resources | 4.53 ± 0.53 | 4.5. Nurses who can master the knowledge related to infusion tool selection | 4.52 ± 0.56 |
| 2.1. Hospital having a clear plan and treatment methods for intravenous therapy safety | 4.59 ± 0.53 | 4.6. Nurses who can master the knowledge related to observing and treating the adverse reactions of transfusion | 4.52 ± 0.55 |
| 2.2. Having adequate equipment and facilities to ensure intravenous therapy safety | 4.53 ± 0.59 | 4.7. Nurses who can master the knowledge related to catheter maintenance | 4.50 ± 0.58 |
| 2.3. A guarantee of sufficient human resources | 4.46 ± 0.65 | 5. The staff’s beliefs and behaviors regarding intravenous therapy safety | 4.54 ± 0.50 |
| 2.4. Having training opportunities to improve the safety knowledge and awareness of the intravenous treatment for employees | 4.50 ± 0.62 | 5.1. Doctors who can choose a reasonable method of drug use | 4.45 ± 0.64 |
| 3. The hospital’s atmosphere of patient safety culture | 4.54 ± 0.51 | 5.2. Doctors who can observe the complications and adverse reactions of intravenous therapy timely and effectively | 4.54 ± 0.58 |
| 3.1. Having the habit of evaluating intravenous therapy safety | 4.54 ± 0.57 | 5.3. Checking the intravenous therapy for nurses | 4.61 ± 0.53 |
| 3.2. Being able to assist the team to ensure intravenous therapy safety | 4.58 ± 0.54 | 5.4. Nurses who can perform active infusion in the process of intravenous therapy | 4.50 ± 0.65 |
| 3.3. Having a positive response about the topic of intravenous therapy safety | 4.50 ± 0.62 | 5.5. Nurses who can observe the complications and adverse reactions of intravenous therapy timely and effectively | 4.56 ± 0.56 |
| 3.4. An active sharing atmosphere for the safety problems and hidden dangers of intravenous therapy | 4.50 ± 0.61 | 5.6. Patients who can master and apply the knowledge of health education | 4.54 ± 0.60 |
| Total score | 4.56 ± 0.46 | ||