Abstract

Background and Objective: Injections are one of the most common nursing procedures and an integral part of the clinical role of nurses, which should be performed safely. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of multimedia safety injection on nurses' performance at three levels during preparation, injection and after injection. Materials and Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental, one-group, pre and post design. The sample consisted of 50 nurses working in Minoodasht city, affiliated to Golestan University of Medical Sciences. Data gathering tool was a demographic questionnaire and a checklist for observing nurses 'performance about safe injections. The nurses' performance was checked before and six weeks after the training. The intervention was implemented as a multimedia educational program for 2 weeks for nurses. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16, descriptive statistics and paired t-test. Findings: The mean and standard deviation of nurses' performance during training before and was 3.15 ± 16.32 and after training was 1.40 ± 26.1 respectively. The mean and standard deviation during the injection before training was 2.11 ± 12.48 and after training was 1.31 ± 18.02. The mean and standard deviation after injection before training was 1.12 ± 11.08 and after the training was 0.99 ± 13.32 respectively. There was a significant difference between the three levels during preparation, during injection and after injection. (P <0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that safe multimedia injection training was effective on nurses 'performance at three levels during preparation, during injection and after injection. Therefore, it is recommended that use this educational approach to deal with unsafe injections and increase the quality of nurses' clinical nursing care and reduction of related risks.