Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection

ABSTRACT Objectives: to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descr...

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Main Authors: Juliana Silva Ruiz, Oleci Pereira Frota, Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2024-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: nurses who did not consider themselves capable of collecting blood cultures had a 72% lower chance of performing the collection at the recommended site and an 83% lower chance of using the same needle for blood inoculation into the vials. Nurses working in the emergency department had a 75% lower chance of knowing the international benchmark for blood culture contamination rates, and those with less than 5 years in the position decreased their chance of accuracy in this matter by 79%. Conclusions: there are gaps in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Standardization of the technique, periodic education, supervision and guidance of the collection team, and process auditing are recommended coping strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-4dc26c8472b84ceb99323222ec9fd4122025-08-20T02:49:33ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462024-12-0177610.1590/0034-7167-2023-0424Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collectionJuliana Silva Ruizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-014XOleci Pereira Frotahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-1313Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-232XABSTRACT Objectives: to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: nurses who did not consider themselves capable of collecting blood cultures had a 72% lower chance of performing the collection at the recommended site and an 83% lower chance of using the same needle for blood inoculation into the vials. Nurses working in the emergency department had a 75% lower chance of knowing the international benchmark for blood culture contamination rates, and those with less than 5 years in the position decreased their chance of accuracy in this matter by 79%. Conclusions: there are gaps in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Standardization of the technique, periodic education, supervision and guidance of the collection team, and process auditing are recommended coping strategies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672024001000152&lng=en&tlng=enBlood CultureNursing CareBlood Specimen CollectionHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeQuality of Health Care
spellingShingle Juliana Silva Ruiz
Oleci Pereira Frota
Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Blood Culture
Nursing Care
Blood Specimen Collection
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Quality of Health Care
title Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
title_full Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
title_fullStr Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
title_short Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
title_sort knowledge attitudes and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
topic Blood Culture
Nursing Care
Blood Specimen Collection
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Quality of Health Care
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