Evaluation of knowledge on intravenous fluid therapy of the nurses

SUMMARY Evaluation of knowledge on intravenous fluid therapy of the nurses working in the Hospitals of Afyon Provincial Centre This study was performed as a supplementary study in order to determine the knowledge on intravenous fluid therapy of the nurses working in AKÜ ANS Uygulama ve Araştırma Hospital, Afyon SSK Hospital, Afyon Göğüs Hastalıkları Hospital, Afyon Zübeyde Hanım Doğumevi ve Çocuk Hospital were included in the study. Study data were collected using the questionnaire form given in Annex- 1 that was specially developed for nurses There were questions in questionnaire to evalute the level of knowledge of the nurses about intravenous fluid therapy as well as questions about the identities of nurses. An investigator and an interviewer performed the interviews between the dates 25 September- 15 October 2003. Data of the investigation were entered to SPSS program and the results were evaluated. Variance Analyse, T-Test and Chi-Square tests were used in the evaluation. At the end of the evaluation, it was stabilized that the knowledge score of the nurses about intravenous fluid was sufficient. During the treatment, the intravenous fluid therapy, which was appilied by the nurses was extremely important for the patients to get over. The data from the results of investigations to provide nurses to use medicines in intravenous therapy properly and effectively was evaluated and the necessary suggestions were presented. Key Words: Intravenous Fluid Therapy, Nurse, Knowledge, Patient, Hospital.