KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF NURSES ABOUT SAFE INJECTIONAT VU THU DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2019

Abstract

Objective: To describe knowledge and practice of nurses about safe injection at Vu Thu District General Hospital in 2019. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive studies conducted fromJune 2019 to 12/2019 on all nurses working in clinical departments atVu Thu District General Hospital with a set ofquestions prepared in advance and observing practical skills with checklists about safety injection related content. Results: The rate of nurses with knowledge of safe injection was 96.0%, the rate of practice nurses achieving all 4 injection techniques was 21.4%, the rate of practicing nurses achieved Intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, intravenous injection and intradermal injection respectively 61.4%; 60%; 52.9%; 51.4%. Conclusion: Nurses'knowledge about injections is good and nurses' practice about injections is not good.