Assessment of Nursing Care through Intravenous Solution Therapy among Children
Abstract
Background and Objective: Intravenous (IV) solution is a scarce human resource and ensuring its safetyand clinical effectiveness requires investment both human and financial. IV solution therapy is anessential part of patient care. When used correctly, it saves life and improves health. The nurse has animportant and effective role in implementation and monitoring of care while IV solution infusion. Thepresent study aim is to assess the nursing care through intravenous solution therapy among children inMosul City.Methods and Materials: This descriptive study was carried out in internal medicine wards andemergency departments in Ibn-AL-Atheer teaching hospital, Ibn-Sina teaching hospital and AL-Khansa'ateaching hospital in Mousl city for the period from 15th October / 2012 to 10th September / 2013 to assessthe nursing care throughout procedure of IV solution infusion therapy for children. The sample of thestudy were convenience composed of (104) nurses while performing intravenous solution infusion in theabove hospitals' wards. A special observational tool was prepared utilizing available related literatures .Content Validity of the tool was done through opinions of a panel of (24) experts, while the reliability oftool was done through a pilot study that were r(Pre) = 0.77 , r(Intra) = 0.71 , r(Post) = 0.78 , and r(Total) = 0.74.Results: The acceptable levels of the three stages of procedure as a results of the study were as; Preprocedure=98.4%, Intra-procedure=70.6% and Post-procedure=52.6%.Conclusion: The study concluded negligence in some activities are dangerous and can be fatal,heedlessness in case the solution is suitable to be infused or not, and heedlessness or ignorance ofsterilization and disinfection. The study recommended that the nurses working in Intravenous solutioninfusion must be highly qualified and efficient in regard to IV therapy. Standardized guidelines in respectto sterilization and disinfection throughout each procedure.Key words: assessment, nursing care, intravenous solution therapy, children.
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