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Nursing Management Strategies to Improve the Qualified Rate of Clinical Microbial Specimens
Background:
The purpose of clinical microbiology testing is to provide important information for clinical diagnosis and treatment. The correct collection, processing, and transportation of specimens are the key to the success of clinical microbiological examination.
Methods:
Retrospective analysis was done on the composition and causes of unqualified microbial samples submitted by clinical departments from 2019 to 2020 at the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. The solutions were proposed from the perspective of nursing management.
Results:
In 2019, the hospital received 64,244 clinical microbial specimens. The unqualified rate of samples was 8.96%, of which the unqualified sputum accounted for 84.74%. After strengthening the communication with the medical laboratory, increasing publicity and training, and improving the information system and other auxiliary monitoring functions, the unqualified rate of clinical microbial specimens was reduced to 6.05% in 2020.
Conclusions:
Continuously improving the theoretical and practical abilities of nurses can reduce the unqualified rate of samples.
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