The performance of safe injections of nursing students at Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the school year 2020 - 2021

Abstract

This is a descriptive cross - sectional study to assess performance of safe injections of regular nursing students at Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy at a clinical hospital. Using the checklist, data were collected through direct observation of 54 3rd-year nursing students, who performed injection techniques for patients from November 2020 to May 2021. Research results show that: 74% of students did not wash their hands regularly and did not disinfect their hands for the first time before injecting and 77.8% when withdrawing the drug still touched the sterile area of the syringe. Some steps in the process were assessed well: Inserting the needle at the right angle for each injection technique (74.5%), withdrawing the needle quickly (74.5%), disinfecting the injection area after the injection (68.5 %). Most of them have not focused on communication skills with patients: A few students greeted with patients, introduced themselves, explained to the patient about what they would do (27.8% and 29.6%). 83.3% of students knew how to sort waste according to
regulations of the Ministry of Health after the injection was completed. Conclusion: There were many limitations in the implementation of injection techniques by students such as aseptic work, drug taking techniques and communication skill with patient.