A content validated questionnaire for assessment of self reported venous blood sampling practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Venous blood sampling is a common procedure in health care. It is strictly regulated by national and international guidelines. Deviations from guidelines due to human mistakes can cause patient harm. Validated questionnaires for health care personnel can be used to assess preventable "near misses"--i.e. potential errors and nonconformities during venous blood sampling practices that could transform into adverse events. However, no validated questionnaire that assesses nonconformities in venous blood sampling has previously been presented. The aim was to test a recently developed questionnaire in self reported venous blood sampling practices for validity and reliability.

Findings

We developed a questionnaire to assess deviations from best practices during venous bl

SUBMITTER: Bolenius K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3342148 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature