Nurses' competency in drawing blood cultures and educational intervention to reduce the contamination rate

• Những tác giả chính: Arif Al-Hamad (Tác giả), Maha Al-Ibrahim (Tác giả), Eman Alhajhouj (Tác giả), Waseelah Al-Alshaikh Jaffer (Tác giả), Jaffar Altowaileb (Tác giả), Hassan Alfaraj (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Elsevier, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Những chủ đề: article
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Summary: Compared with truly negative cultures, false positive blood cultures (BCs) not only increase laboratory work but also prolong the lengths of patient stays, which are likely to increase patient morbidity and costs. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital-wide educ...