2002, Number 2
Opinion poll of nursing staff on the handling and usefulness of the schedule strip
Partida GMG, Sánchez JE
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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: The schedule strip is a method that traditionally the nurse has been using as an activity for the infusion control of intravascular solutions. Based on the analysis of such a term we think that the schedule strip is a complex term and is conceptualized as a scale done over a long and narrow adhesive tape strip, marking on it the time over which the solution in hours must be administered.Objective: To identify how the Schedule Strip is done for intravenous solutions control, so determining its usefulness.
Material y methods: A cross section and analytical study was done. The sample was formed by 50 nurses. An interview guide that comprised twelve ordered reactants in a questionnaire form formulating questions with dichotomous answers was structured. Also, a verification guide was applied (shadow study) in which obtained data by direct observation to the schedule strips and solutions that were installed in hospitalized patients were registered. Information was entered an Excel data base and for the analysis a statistical package SPSS 10.0 was used with descriptive statistics obtaining frequencies and percentages.
Results: For the usefulness 76% had an opinion 72% says that it is useful to have control of volume-time. 74% of nurses said that control of drop solution per minute is better than the Schedule Strip, we found 66% of solutions were delayed, 8% were advanced and only 26% were according to infusion speed.
Conclusion: We suggest that research continues within this line of investigation in nursing praxis, for there were not previous studies in medical literature found and if used as an alternative method we recommend it to be ruled and spread out.
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