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ArticleCureus2023

A Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Study on Phlebotomy Among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Patna, India.

Soma Dey, Neha Rai, Akash Bansal, Bandana Kumari, Bankim Das, Alka Kumari

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Soma DeyBiochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, Patna, IND.
Neha RaiBiochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, Patna, IND.
Akash BansalBiochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur, IND.
Bandana KumariBiochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, Patna, IND.
Bankim DasTransfusion Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, Patna, IND.
Alka KumariBiochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, Patna, IND.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INBaba Raghav Das Medical College · INDeen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University · INIndira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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Abstract

introductionFor most clinicians and nursing officers, laboratory testing is an unfamiliar part of medical caregiving, and ignorance may lead to serious avoidable errors. Phlebotomy, the first basic step towards laboratory testing, is to be taken seriously otherwise unnecessary repeat testing becomes mandatory. We hypothesized that there are some gaps in knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among these nursing officers regarding practices of phlebotomy, which may influence the quality of blood samples. This study aims to assess the overall nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice of phlebotomy to provide a remarkable improvement in blood sampling practice in our hospital. MATERIAL AND

methodsA prospective study was conducted involving nurses posted in different wards in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna, India. A phlebotomy questionnaire was designed based on KAP on the clinical and laboratory standards of the WHO guidelines. A total of 30 questions were distributed among the nursing staff, 10 each from knowledge, attitude, and practice. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the KAP levels and their influencing factors. All continuous variables were tested for normality conditions using the Shapiro-Wilk test and P>0.05 were considered for normality. RESULTS AND

conclusionThe total average score of knowledge among the nurses was 7.62 (95%CI: 15.77-16.56). It was found that the nurses, on average, had a very strong positive attitude (93.36%). Regarding the distribution of practices of nurses, it was found that 87% had good practice as most of the positive practice items had high responses. The knowledge of phlebotomy among nurses was found to be satisfactory, except in a few areas. An education program on phlebotomy should be developed for nurses to improve and enhance their knowledge of phlebotomy.

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