Experience of Nurses with Intravenous Fluid Monitoring for Patient Safety: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

• DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s374563
• Publication Date: 2022-09-21T15:20:17Z
• Authors: Jeongok Park; Sang Bin You; Hyejin Kim; Cheolmin Park; Gi Wook Ryu; Seongae Kwon; Youngkyung Kim; Sejeong Lee; Kayoung Lee
• Keywords: Safety Culture; Nursing Interventions Classification

Medication administration is a complex process and constitutes substantial component of nursing practice that closely linked to patient safety. Although intravenous fluid one the most frequently performed tasks, nurses' experiences with rate control have not been adequately studied. This study aimed explore infusion identify insights could be used in interventions promote safe medication administration.This qualitative descriptive focus group interviews 20 registered nurses who administered medications tertiary hospitals South Korea. Data were collected through five semi-structured interviews, four participating each interview. We conducted inductive deductive content analysis based on 11 key topics safety identified by World Health Organization. Reporting followed consolidated criteria for reporting research (COREQ) checklist.Participants infusions emergency rooms, general wards, intensive care units, including patients ranging from children older adults. Two central themes revealed: human factors systems. Human consisted two sub-themes individuals team players, while systems encompassed three institutional policy, culture, equipment.This found experienced high levels stress when administering correct dose Administering monitoring complicated because processes interplay system factors. Future needed develop include reducing infusion-related errors.