The Effect of the Ventrogluteal Injection Training on the Knowledge Levels and Preferences of Health Professionals

INTRODUCTION: This study is aimed to determine the effect of ventrogluteal injection training on the health professionals’ knowledge levels and preferences about the use of the ventroglu- teal region for intramuscular injections.
METHODS: The semi-experimental study was conducted as a pretest and post-test design. This study was performed at a private hospital between January and September 2018 with 81 health professionals. The data were collected with a questionnaire in line with the lit- erature. Participants were divided into two groups, after completion of questionnaire forms. Each group received 2 hours of in-service, and one-to-one theoretical and also practical training on models. After the training each participants’ level of proficiency on their ventrogluteal injections was evaluated with a form developed by the researchers. Six months later using the same questionnaire form their knowledge level and preferences on the use of ventrogluteal region for intramuscular injections were evaluated.
RESULTS: After the training, it was seen that the average number of correct answers about the information for the ventrogluteal region was increased. It was determined that 60.5% of the participants did not prefer to use the ventrogluteal region for injections before the
training, but this number was lowered to 29.6% after the training. In addition to this, the 27.5% who used the dorsogluteal region for injections before the training indicated that they would prefer the ventrogluteal region after the training.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It was determined that less than expected number of professionals chose the ventrogluteal region as the first preference for IM injection despite the fact that the par- ticipants gained the proficiency for IM injection on ventrogluteal region after the training.
As a result, it is recommended that in-service training should be given to health profes- sionals and they should be encouraged to use the ventrogluteal region for intramuscular injections during clinical practices.

Ventrogluteal Enjeksiyona Yönelik Eðitimin Saðlýk Çalýþanlarýnýn Bilgi Düzeyleri ve Tercihlerine Etkisi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Ventrogluteal enjeksiyona yönelik verilen eðitimin saðlýk çalýþanlarýnýn intramüsküler enjeksiyonda ventrogluteal bölgenin kullanýmýna yönelik bilgi düzeyleri ve tercihleri üzerine etkisini belirlemektir.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Bu yarý deneysel bir çalýþma ön-test son test deseninde yürütülmüþtür. Çalýþma özel bir hastanede Ocak-Eylül 2018 tarihinde 81 saðlýk çalýþaný ile yapýlmýþtýr. Veriler litera- tür doðrultusunda oluþturulan bir soru formu ile toplanmýþtýr. Katýlýmcýlar, anket formunu doldurduktan sonra gruplara ayrýlmýþtýr. Her gruba 2 saatlik sýnýf içi teorik ve maket üzerin- de birebir uygulamalý eðitim verilmiþtir. Eðitimden sonra katýlýmcýlarýn ventrogluteal enjek- siyona iliþkin yetkinlikleri araþtýrmacýlar tarafýndan hazýrlanan bir form ile deðerlendirilmiþtir. Altý ay sonra ayný soru formu ile ventrogluteal bölgenin kullanýmýna yönelik bilgi düzeyleri ve tercihleri yine deðerlendirilmiþtir.
BULGULAR: Katýlýmcýlarýn eðitim sonrasýnda ventrogluteal bölgeye yönelik bilgi önermeleri 0ortalama doðru yanýt sayýlarýnýn arttýðý görülmüþtür. Eðitim öncesinde katýlýmcýlarýn %60,5’inin ventrogluteal bölgeye enjeksiyon yapmadýðý, eðitim sonrasý ventrogluteal böl- geye enjeksiyon yapmayanlarýn oranýnýn %29,6’ya düþtüðü belirlenmiþtir. Eðitim öncesinde dorsagluteal bölgeyi tercih edenlerin %27,5’i eðitim sonrasýnda ventrogluteal bölgenin ilk tercih edecekleri bölge olduðunu belirtmiþlerdir.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Eðitim sonrasý ventrogluteal bölgeye enjeksiyon yapmak için yetkinlik almalarýna raðmen beklenenden daha az kiþinin ÝM enjeksiyonda ventrogluteal bölgeyi ilk tercih olarak seçtiði belirlenmiþtir. Sonuç olarak, saðlýk çalýþanlarýna hizmet içi eðitim verilmesi ve klinik uygulamalar sýrasýnda ventrogluteal bölgeyi intramüsküler enjeksiyonlar için kullanmalarý teþvik edilmelidir.