Investigation of the Information about Microbial Samples Collecting for Nurses / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To understand the nurses′ awareness of specimen collection and explore the impact of acquisition-related factors and provide the basis for standardized training.METHODS A questionnaire was designed for specimen collection survey about microorganisms in level-3 hospital.RESULTS 90.38 percent of nurses consulted the laboratory,80.77 percent communicated with other nurses to solve the problom about microbiology specimen collection and 94.2% thought it necessary about continuing education.The ward nurses′ knowledge about microbiology specimen collection was better than these from surgical department.CONCLUSIONS It is urgent that stundard training of specimen collection should be implement in medintely due to lacking the awareness.