Table 1: A summary of survey results.
n | Percentage | |
Training | ||
At nursing school | ||
Theoretical training | 591 | 57% |
Practical training | 901 | 87% |
Theoretical and practical training | 311 | 30% |
During internship | ||
Theoretical training during | 62 | 6% |
Practical training during | 508 | 49% |
No training | 467 | 55% |
Practice | ||
Coaching during first BC | 487 | 47% |
Coaching during first 5 BC | 93 | 9% |
Coaching during all BC | 238 | 23% |
No coaching during BC | 124 | 12% |
Drawn > 5 BC | 290 | 28% |
Drawn 2 < BC < 5 | 249 | 24% |
Drawn 1 < BC < 2 | 269 | 26% |
No BC drawn | 228 | 22% |
BC from peripheral stick | 912 | 88% |
BC from arterial line | 73 | 7% |
BC from central venous device | 321 | 31% |
Cleaning the BC bottle top | 736 | 71% |
> 8 ml of blood sample | 207 | 20% |
6 to 8 ml of blood sample | 425 | 41% |
5 ml of blood sample | 332 | 32% |
Aerobic BC first | 860 | 83% |
Anaerobic BC first | 176 | 17% |
Hygiene practices | ||
Washing hands prior to BC | 995 | 96% |
Cleaning venepuncture site prior to BC | 974 | 94% |
Wearing gloves | 829 | 80% |
Wearing a facial mask | 155 | 15% |
n: Number of answers; NS: Nursing school; IS: Internship; BC: Blood culture.