Comparison of Patient Safety Measures Related to I.V Infusion and I.V Injection Adopted by Staff Nurses of a Government and a Private Hospital of Delhi

The objectives of the study were to: to assess the patient safety measures related to I.V infusion and I.V injection adopted by staff nurses in selected units of a Government and a Private Hospital, to compare the patient safety measures and to find the association between patient safety measures related to I.V infusion and I.V injection adopted by staff nurses and selected demographic variables, to assess and compare the general safety measures present in the selected units of a government and a private hospital of Delhi and to develop and disseminate guidelines on patient safety measures.

Quantitative Research with descriptive comparative research design was used. Tools used for data collection comprised of structured observation checklist to assess patient safety measures related to I.V Infusion and I.V Injection and structured observation checklist to assess general safety measures. Convenient sampling was adopted to select 100 staff nurses, 50 from each hospital and 12 units, 6 medical surgical units from each hospital. The study was conducted at a selected government hospital and a private hospital in Delhi.

Data was analyzed using Descriptive and Inferential statistics. The findings showed that there was a significant difference in the patient safety measures related to I.V Infusion and I.V Injection adopted by staff nurses in the government and private hospital. Patient safety measures were better in the private hospital than the government hospital. Findings also revealed. that general safety measures were better in the private hospital than the government hospital.

The study concluded that staff nurses in the private hospital adopted better patient safety measures related to I.V Infusion and I.V Injection than those in government hospital. General safety measures were better in the private hospital than the government hospital.