The study of awareness of the 3rd Year Royal Thai Air Force Student Nurses in the academic Year 2016 about the patients’ safety during puerperium after finishing Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 3

Abstract

This descriptive research proposed to study awareness of the 3rd Year R.T.A.F. Student Nurses in the academic Year 2016 about the patients’ safety during puerperium after finishing Maternal-Newborn Nursing and Midwifery Practicum 3. Sample size is 46. After watching researcher’s video about patient safety indicators: infection control & clean care, medication safety, patient care safety, line, tube and catheter, and emergency response, the 46 samples wrote about the awareness of patient safety indicators in the answer sheet. Content analysis shows: 1. Lack of awareness in immediately sanitizing one’s hands after removing gloves that had an exposure to body fluids. 2. Lack of awareness about risk of venous thrombosis from combined hormone drug in the puerperium period. Most sample didn’t even mention the usage of high alert drugs, only one person did and she mention the about often double checking it before usage when the recommendation would be to double check every time. 3. Having awareness to communicate all required information to professional team and yet, due to loss of SBAR model. No content about preventing uterine inversion before changing from lying to upward position during the move from the stretcher to the bed. 4. Having awareness to take good care of patients in urine catheter and protection IV line from superficial thrombophlebitis. 5. Having awareness to respond in an emergency relating to bleeding but the response is not done in a complete manner.