218 Chapter 7 Supplemental file 1 Self-reported practice and knowledge questionnaire Part 1 – self-reported practice about intravenous fluid therapy. All questions are about the intravenous fluid therapy WITHOUT addition of medication. Therefore, this concerns intravenous fluids, namely Glucose 5%, Sodium Chloride 0.9%, Ringer’s solution, Glucose 2.5%/Sodium Chloride 0.45%, Gelofusine, Mannitol, Voluven. Nurses and prescribers Nurses 1. Did you visit an education class about intravenous fluid therapy? Yes No 2. Did you visit a congress/education day about intravenous fluid therapy? Yes No 3. What values do you look at before making a change? Vital signs (such as blood pressure) Clinical experience Medical history Laboratory values Other: ……. (open answer) 4. What else did you want to learn in your primary education? Fluid and electrolyte balance by healthy adults The influence of surgery on fluid balance Patient characteristics that are important to assess Patient characteristics that may indicate fluid loss Treatment of normal/too little/too much moisture The electrolyte balance of the different available intravenous fluids When you choose for which fluid Other: ……. (open answer) 8. Do you ever change the rate of a prescribed intravenous fluid therapy on your own initiative? Yes, namely…. (open answer) No 9. Do you ever start a fluid therapy on your own initiative? (Inclusive keep-the-vein-open) Yes, namely…. (open answer) No 10. Do you ever stop a fluid therapy on your own initiative? (Inclusive keep-the-vein-open) Yes, namely…. (open answer) No 11. Do you ever change the infusion fluid on your own initiative? Yes, namely…. (open answer) No 12. What are reasons for you to change the infusion fluid on your own initiative? Does not apply for me (long-term) nil-by-mouth Prevent dehydration Prevent fluid overload (decompensation cordis) Other: ……. (open answer) 5. Did you gain enough knowledge about intravenous fluid therapy during primary education? Yes No 6. What is the keep-vein-open infusion rate according to you? 2-10 ml/hour 10-21 ml/hour >21 ml/hour I am not in favor of keeping the vein open with continuous infusion Prescribers 13. Do you (as a medical physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant) expect nurses to start, stop or change the intravenous fluid therapy on own initiative? Yes No 14. Can you describe shortly what you expect from nurses about starting, stopping or changing the intravenous fluid therapy? Open answer
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