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Journal article
Nurses’ education, knowledge and perceptions of peripheral intravenous catheter management: A web-based, cross-sectional survey
Collegian, Vol.30(4), pp.578-585
2023
Abstract
Background: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most used invasive medical device. Unfortunately, PIVCs fail for a variety of reasons and failure often results in serious adverse events leading to patient discomfort, infection, delays in treatment, increased healthcare costs, and even death. In Australia, qualified nurses assess, manage, and remove a PIVC as part of their clinical role. To date, no study has described the current state of knowledge and confidence (self-efficacy) about PIVCs from the perspectives of qualified nurses working in Australian hospital settings.
Aims: To describe the current state of knowledge and confidence (self-efficacy) about PIVC management from the perspectives of qualified nurses working in Australian hospital settings. To explore how these related to the education received by these nurses.
Methods: An online cross-sectional survey.
Findings: Qualified nurses in Australia thought that education about PIVCs was important and that it should be underpinned by evidence-based guidelines. Knowledge Test score for the sample was 12.4/17 (SD 2.1), this equates to a mean grade of 73.0%. Respondents reported very high levels of confidence about caring for a patient with a PIVC in situ.
Conclusion: Despite the frequent and increasing use of PIVCs and importantly the documented adverse events associated with poor assessment, management and inappropriate removal, qualified nurses’ knowledge and confidence remain poorly reported. We demonstrated fundamental gaps in qualified nurses’ knowledge in relation to assessment, management, and removal of PIVCs.
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- Title
- Nurses’ education, knowledge and perceptions of peripheral intravenous catheter management: A web-based, cross-sectional survey
- Authors
- Debbie Massey (Corresponding Author) - Southern Cross UniversityMarie Cooke (Author) - Griffith UniversityGillian Ray-Barruel (Author) - Griffith UniversityNicole Marsh (Author) - Griffith UniversityAmanda J. Ullman (Author) - The University of QueenslandAlison Craswell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - NursingMarianne Wallis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
- Publication details
- Collegian, Vol.30(4), pp.578-585
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.colegn.2023.03.001
- ISSN
- 1876-7575; 1322-7696
- Copyright note
- © 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Australian College of Nursing Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99735296702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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