A Study to assess the existing practices and factors related to pediatric intravenous medication administration among staff nurses in selected hospital of Kolkata, West Bengal
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was assessing existing practices of pediatric medication administration & recognizing factors which are barrier of safe practices which helps in developing strategy to maintained standard practices. The main objectives of the study were: To find the existing practices of intravenous medication administration & to identify the factors affecting practices of pediatric administration. The study was conducted using survey approach & descriptive design. Total 80 staff nurses were selected from pediatric unit of two private hospitals of Kolkata, using convenience sampling technique & data collected by the researcher through observation & interview, using three valid tools: I Demographic Performa, II Observation checklist for assessing practice, III Interview schedule to identify factors that barrier of safe practices. Reliability was established for the tool II & tool III using inter rater method & r value found 0.80 for both tool. Study findings revealed that out of 80 staff nurses 50 (62.5%) were within the age group of less than 25 years, only 13 (16.25%) were more than 30 years & rest 17(21.25%) were within the age group of 26 to 30 years .Data also reveals that out of 80 staff nurses majority 73.75% of staff nurses had professional qualification of GNM. Data also revealed that out of 80 staff nurses majority of 80% staff nurses had total working experience within 1 to 5 years, majority of staff nurses 70% had total years of working experience in pediatric unit less than 1 year. There was no significant association with the practice of staff nurses with the selected variables at‹ 0.005 level of significance.
Authors and Affiliations
Sheuli Sen
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP20312
- DOI -
- Views 350
- Downloads 10
A Classification of Incentive Based Land Acquisition Policies and Strategies Defined For Gentrification Process
Land Acquisition refers to land obtained or acquired through purchase, transfer, donation or exchange from a state or private ownership, usually for dedication to a particular use (Law and Legal Definition, U.S. Legal,...
Compliance with the Public Procurement Act 2003, (Act 663) Among Public Entities in the Asante Akim North Municipality
Governments all over the world spend a lot on the procurement of public goods and services. Many countries have therefore, enacted procurement laws to achieve efficient and effective use of the state‟s resources. In Gh...
Reviewing Theoretical and Empirical Literatures on Capital Structure and Firm Performance Relationship – An Exploratory Study
After the famous but controversial Modigliani-Miller Capital Structure Irrelevance theory many researchers tried to find and establish the relationship between capital structure and financial performance. Some researc...
Metacognitive Awarenessof Reading Strategies Useamong Undergraduatesof Different Nationalitiesin Learning English Language
This study investigated metacognitive awareness of reading strategies employed by international undergraduates. It aims to investigate the frequency of different categories of metacognitive reading strategies employed...
Disability: A Study of Challenges and Response of State and Society
Disability is not a new phenomenon since the origin of man-kind, his/her status was andis decided on the basis of his/her abilities and disabilities. Untill the dawn of modern eradisability was treated as curse and the...