KIẾN THỨC, THỰC HÀNH VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN VỚI TIÊM AN TOÀN CỦA ĐIỀU DƯỠNG TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

 Background: Injection is a common procedure and plays a crucial role in both disease prevention and treatment. Surveying the current status of knowledge and safe injection practices helps identify appropriate interventions to improve patient care quality. Objectives: To survey the current status of knowledge and practices regarding safe injection among nurses and to explore certain factors related to their knowledge and practices in safe injection. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 79 nurses in the clinical departments of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 2022 to 2023. Data were collected using a 30-item questionnaire to assess knowledge and a 17-criterion checklist to evaluate safe injection practices. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Results: A total of 72.2% of nurses demonstrated correct knowledge of safe injection practices, with the highest scores in general information on safe injections (100.0%) and knowledge of equipment preparation (97.5%). However, only 45.6% fully adhered to correct injection practices. The highest compliance rates were observed in equipment preparation and post-injection waste disposal (100.0%), while the lowest correct performance rate was found in medication retrieval and injection techniques (57.0%). A statistically significant association was found between correct knowledge of safe injection and correct practice, as well as between professional qualification and correct knowledge of safe injection. Conclusions: Although nurses possess good knowledge of safe injection practices, their practical application remains limited. Strengthening training and supervision is necessary to improve adherence to safe injection practices and ensure patient safety.