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

• Main Authors: Arif Al-Hamad (Author), Maha Al-Ibrahim (Author), Eman Alhajhouj (Author), Waseelah Al-Alshaikh Jaffer (Author), Jaffar Altowaileb (Author), Hassan Alfaraj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...