Abstract
The study was implemented to describe midwives' compliance to safe intravenous injection procedures at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Khanh Hoa General Hospital 2023. This was a cross-sectional study, applying quantitative methods, conducted from November 2022 to September 2023, using safe injection procedure of the Ministry of Health (20 steps divided into 3 phases: before injection, during injection, and afterward) to observe 210 intravenous injections implemented by 70 midwives. Results: The percentage of safe intravenous injections was quite low, only 45.2%; in which, the compliance rate at pre-injection phase ranged from 61.4 - 100%; the compliance rate at the injecting phase is quite high from 98.1 - 100%; in the last phase, post-injection, compliance rate ranged from 91.9 - 100%. Less than 50% of intravenous injections were assessed for compliance with safety procedures. The Nursing Department needs to strengthen inspection and supervision of compliance with safe intravenous injection procedures by midwives at the unit and advise the hospital Board of Directors to promulgate regulations on rewards and punishments in the unit. Practicing safe injections in hospitals. Keywords: Intravenous injection, midwife.
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