Table 2. Knowledge of pre-sampling phase of the investigated nurses in the survey.
| Questions |
Response rate, N (%) |
Missing rate, N (%) |
Correct rate, N (%)‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Should patient identity be confirmed prior to venous blood sampling? | |||
| Yes* | 3060 (99.4)* | 17 (0.6) | 3060 (99.4) |
| No | 0 (0) | ||
| What identifiers should be used when identifying a patient? (multi-choice) | |||
| Patient’s full name† | 3019 (98.1)† | 31 (1.0) | 2144 (69.7)§ |
| Patient’s age | 2068 (67.2) | ||
| Patient’s bed number | 2754 (89.5) | ||
| Patient’s identification number† | 2153 (70.0)† | ||
| What are the right procedures to identify a patient who is conscious? (multi-choice) | |||
| Ask a patient to give his/her full name* | 2841 (92.3)* | 68 (2.2) | 1810 (58.8)§ |
| Nurse state a patient’s full name or bed number | 1614 (52.5) | ||
| Check a patient’s bracelet* | 1896 (61.6)* | ||
| Check a patient’s bed tag | 2238 (72.7) | ||
| How many times should a test request form be verified? | |||
| 1 | 23 (0.7) | 1236 (40.2) | 1544 (50.2) |
| 2 | 177 (5.7) | ||
| 3† | 1544 (50.2)† | ||
| ≥ 4 | 97 (3.2) | ||
| What are the right approaches for hand sanitization? (multi-choice) | |||
| Hand disinfectant† | 2836 (92.2)† | 75 (2.4) | 2999 (97.5)|| |
| Soap and water† | 93 (3.0)† | ||
| Disinfectant gel† | 70 (2.3)† | ||
| Not necessary because gloves were used | 3 (0.1) | ||
| What should be inspected about the supplies? (multi-choice) | |||
| Intact phlebotomy device package* | 2849 (92.5)* | 26 (0.8) | 2411 (78.4)§ |
| Applicable expiration dates of phlebotomy devices* | 2797 (90.9)* | ||
| Looseness or defects of the tube closure* | 2848 (92.5)* | ||
| Appropriate tubes according to the test requests* | 2632 (85.5)* | ||
| What patient assessment should be included before venous blood sampling? (multi-choice) | |||
| Medication use† | 1845 (60.0)† | 19 (0.6) | 1106 (95.0) |
| Diet restriction† | 2922 (95.0)† | ||
| Strenuous exercise† | 1433 (46.6)† | ||
| History of needle syncope† | 1829 (59.4)† | ||
| Others (i.e. health history or allergy history) ______† | 81 (2.6) | ||
| *Correct options based on the CLSI H3-A6 guidelines. †Correct options based on the situation in China. ‡A column of correct rate was established because some questions were multiple choice questions in the Table 2. §The question was considered correct only if all the correct options were chosen. ||The question was considered correct if at least one of the correct options was chosen. ¶The question was considered correct as long as the answer of diet restriction was chosen. | |||