Effect of the pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature in security management of intravenous administration

Objective To explore the effect of the pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature in security management of intravenous administration and to understand the degree of satisfaction of patients with safe medication management. Methods The experience on security management of intravenous administration in inpatients from Oncology Department in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University were summarized from December 2015 to January 2017. Inpatients with intravenous administration between December 2015 and June 2016 acted as control group. Inpatients with intravenous administration between July 2016 and January 2017 acted as improved group along with the management method of the pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature. The situation on security management of intravenous administration and the degree of satisfaction of patients with safe medication was compared between two groups. Results After implementing the pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature along with intravenous administration, there was no medication administering errors (MAE) . The degree of satisfaction of patients with safe medication raised from 94.20 % to 100.00% with a significant difference (P< 0.01) . Conclusions The pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature realizes the goal of patients' involvement in medical safety, ensures the infusion safety. It is worth to be used widely in clinical application. Key words: Safety management; Intravenous administration; Pattern of nurse-patient double-check and signature; Effect