title: [How to promote the respect of good infusion practices by meeting health care professionals?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Health care professionals often forget that there are risks associated with infusion therapy even if it is a common care. In order to assess this practice and to draw potential improvement actions, an audit of local gravity-flow intravenous infusion practices was conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  The audit, based on a grid including 66 items from the medical prescription to the end of the infusion therapy administration, was conducted in the 6 units which use the most gravity-flow intravenous infusion devices. A multidisciplinary working group was created to decide and organize priority corrective measures in order to improve infusion practices and quality of healthcare.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The audit enabled to observe 90hours of nurse's practices (96 infusions) and highlighted heterogeneity in infusion, in some cases inappropriate infusion practices and misuse of infusion devices. We found 4 main issues: labelling infusion therapy, training of health care professionals on good practices, support the purchase of infusion pumps and standardize perfusion line. An interactive educational program for nurses (workshops) was organized to enhance the respect of good practices: infusion identification at any time, respect of hygiene rules, flow rate regulation by counting drops, appropriate use of pumps and flow rate regulators.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The audit drew up work priorities. The workshops made easier exchanges between professionals and had a warm welcome that's why it is essential to carry on such training.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This collaborative approach between pharmacists, nurses, hygienists and biomedical technicians contribute to drug management improvement and promote optimal patient care.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie CAMSP, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France. Electronic address: cecile.lereste@chu-brest.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Reste
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie CAMSP, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiedler
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie CAMSP, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.affiliation: Pôle pharmacie, centre hospitalier de Valenciennes, avenue Desandrouin, 59300 Valenciennes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dewailly
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie CAMSP, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Le Du
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie CAMSP, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cogulet
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008485:Medical Audit; D009726:Nurses
keywords: Audit; Bonnes pratiques cliniques; Formation; Good clinical practice; Infusion; Perfusion; Safe care; Sécurité thérapeutique; Training