The Relationship of Knowledge Level with Nurse Compliance in Implementation of Patient Identification in Medan Hospital

Roymond H. Simamora, Nurmaini, Cholina Trisa Siregar

2018

Abstract

Patient identification is part of the goal of implementing patient safety. Identifying patients correctly can reduce errors in the delivery of health services. The title of this research is part of the activity of developing patient identification protocols in the implementation of patient safety by nurses in inpatient rooms at Medan City Hospital. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge with nurses' compliance in the implementation of patient identification. Six houses, selected as research locations, Methods: Descriptive research. Data analysis used chi-square statistical test (α <0.05; CI = 95%). Sample 150 nurses. Results: 61.3% of categories of knowledge were not good and 38.7% were not good. there are still nurses who are not obedient. Observation results: protocol for identifying patients is not available at Nurse station, documents that have not been filled completely, there are patients who have not used identification bracelets, because they have not received recognition, there are nurses who do not mention the patient's name and date of birth, there are nurses still using the patient's room number as a marker. The nurse did not reexamine the patient's identity bracelet. The P value (p-value 0.015) showed there was a relationship of knowledge to nurses' compliance in the implementation of patient identification. Conclusion: there is a relationship between nurses' knowledge and compliance in the implementation of patient identification, Product Development can be continued. Suggestion: it is necessary to immediately prepare a Patient Identification Implementation Protocol, dissemination to nurses and health teams. Hospital Director's Policy, for implementation. Supervision and training are needed to oversee implementation. Daily reports of the entire room, to achieve health service indicators and to become a work cult.

Paper Citation

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - The Relationship of Knowledge Level with Nurse Compliance in Implementation of Patient Identification in Medan Hospital
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Simamora R.
AU - Nurmaini.
AU - Siregar C.
PY - 2018
SP - 760
EP - 765
DO - 10.5220/0010087707600765

in Harvard Style

Simamora R., Nurmaini. and Siregar C. (2018). The Relationship of Knowledge Level with Nurse Compliance in Implementation of Patient Identification in Medan Hospital.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 760-765. DOI: 10.5220/0010087707600765

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Roymond H. Simamora and Nurmaini and Cholina Trisa Siregar},
title={The Relationship of Knowledge Level with Nurse Compliance in Implementation of Patient Identification in Medan Hospital},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={760-765},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010087707600765},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}