Investigation of the professional status of venous infusion therapy in Xi'an

Objective To investigate the professional status of intravenous infusion therapy in Xi'an. Methods Totally,45 hospitals in Xi'an were recruited and investigated about the status of intravenous drug preparation and intravenous infusion therapy,and the safety management. Results Six hospitals( 13. 33%)had established pharmacy intravenous admixture services( PIVAS),and only 2 hospitals completed the preparation of total parenteral nutrition( TPN) solution by PIVAS. Thirty- one of the hospitals( 68. 89%) provided special training of chemotherapy drug preparation and protective liquid preparation for nurses. Ten hospitals( 22. 22%) established intravenous therapy professional team. The mainly ways of intravenous infusion intravenous infusion pump( 88. 89%) and intravenous indwelling needle( 86. 67%). All the 45 hospitals had developed the training of intravenous infusion. Five hospitals( 11. 11%) had done the centralized configuration of chemotherapy drugs,two hospitals provided health examination for nurses who prepared chemotherapy drugs. All the 45 hospitals had established needle stabbing incident reporting system,and provided training for needle stabbing incidents. Conclusion Professional development of intravenous infusion is not optimistic in Xi'an. It is necessary to improve the specialization level. Health management department should actively take corresponding measures to promote the professional development process of intravenous infusion in this region.