An evaluation of the quality of nursing care rendered to patients with intravenous infusions in the Windhoek Hospital Complex.

Patients on intravenous infusions are commonly seen in the Windhoek Hospital Complex. There was concern regarding the type of nursing care these patients received which led to a survey on the quality of care rendered to these patients. The findings showed that care delivered ranged from very poor to good. Some startling information became evident in that legal aspects were often ignored and that basic things such as calculating and charting the daily intake and output, were omitted. Most of these problems can be rectified through in-service education.