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

• Главные авторы: Arif Al-Hamad (Автор), Maha Al-Ibrahim (Автор), Eman Alhajhouj (Автор), Waseelah Al-Alshaikh Jaffer (Автор), Jaffar Altowaileb (Автор), Hassan Alfaraj (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...