Errors in high-risk intravenous injections administered by nurses

dc.contributor.author	Kim, Miran	en
dc.contributor.author	Seomun, GyeongAe	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T21:44:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T21:44:41Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1499
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Medical errors
dc.subject	Medical errors
dc.subject	intravenous injection
dc.subject	Ιατρικά λάθη
dc.subject	Παράγοντες κινδύνου
dc.subject	Νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό
dc.subject	Ενδοφλέβια ένεση
dc.subject	Risk factors
dc.title	Errors in high-risk intravenous injections administered by nurses	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	the causes according to healthcare professionals	en
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Primary care (Medicine)
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
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heal.keywordURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/34652
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-04
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kim, M. & Seomun, G. (April 2014). Errors in high-risk intravenous injections administered by nurses: the causes according to healthcare professionals. “Health Science Journal”. 8(2):249-261.	en
heal.abstract	Background: High-risk intravenous injection errors are fatal to patients and bring great harm. Thus, it is of vital importance to identify the causes of such errors and establish a preventive system and safety culture among the health care professionals to prevent systematic injection errors in the hospital. Objective:The purpose of the present study was to identify the causes of and problems associated with high-risk intravenous injection errors from the perspective ofhealthcare providers. Methods and Material:A focus-group interview was carried out with 13 health care professionals (7 nurses, 3 doctors, 3 pharmacists) who work at a university hospital in Daejeon City and have work experience in and knowledge of high-risk intravenous injection. Results: Three causal categories responsible for errors emerged: human-related, injection procedure-related, and environmental factors. Specifically, lack of knowledge and awareness of high-risk medications, carelessness in controlling the speed and drip of fluids, injecting the wrong fluid, unclear verbal prescriptions from doctors, inappropriate medication management, a shortage of medicators, and a lack of injection experience were identified as the most common problems responsible for nurses’ errors when administering high-risk intravenous injections. Conclusion: Our results may serve as baseline data for establishing a safety culture around high-risk intravenous injection administration.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	en
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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