Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care

Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIC) are widely used. Nurses are required to possess appropriate knowledge and practice. The present study aimed to determine nurses' knowledge and practice towards care of PIC. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted and 84 respondents participated i...

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Main Authors:	Ho, Siew Eng, Liew, LS, Tang, WS
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10841/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10841/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10841/1/7_ho_et_al_pdf_13434.pdf

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spelling	ukm-108412017-10-12T09:24:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10841/ Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care Ho, Siew Eng Liew, LS Tang, WS Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIC) are widely used. Nurses are required to possess appropriate knowledge and practice. The present study aimed to determine nurses' knowledge and practice towards care of PIC. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted and 84 respondents participated in the study. A 26-item questionnaire comprising 11 items on knowledge and 15 items related to nursing practice was adapted and modified. The findings reported higher mean score from specialty unit respondents, with knowledge (M = 49.19, SD = 3.44) and practice (M = 66.38, SD = 5.15), compared to medical surgical wards with knowledge (M = 46.25, SD = 4.68) and practice (M = 63.17, SD = 4.63) towards the care of PIC, which was significant (p value = 0.010 and p value = 0.009, respectively). The study indicated a higher mean score of charge nurse respondents as compared with registered nurse with knowledge (M = 49.68, SD = 3.23); (M = 46.20, SD = 4.62) and practice (M = 67.11, SD = 4.84); (M = 63.06, SD = 4.61), which was significant (p value = 0.003 and p value = 0.001, respectively). There were no significant differences between respondents’ education qualification towards care of PIC with p > 0.05. However, the findings reported that respondents who possessed Bachelor of Nursing were deemed to score slightly higher in their knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC. In conclusion, the specialty unit and charge nurse respondents were deemed to possess better knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC in the hospital. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10841/1/7_ho_et_al_pdf_13434.pdf Ho, Siew Eng and Liew, LS and Tang, WS (2016) Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care. Medicine & Health, 11 (2). pp. 181-188. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/2
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description	Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIC) are widely used. Nurses are required to possess appropriate knowledge and practice. The present study aimed to determine nurses' knowledge and practice towards care of PIC. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted and 84 respondents participated in the study. A 26-item questionnaire comprising 11 items on knowledge and 15 items related to nursing practice was adapted and modified. The findings reported higher mean score from specialty unit respondents, with knowledge (M = 49.19, SD = 3.44) and practice (M = 66.38, SD = 5.15), compared to medical surgical wards with knowledge (M = 46.25, SD = 4.68) and practice (M = 63.17, SD = 4.63) towards the care of PIC, which was significant (p value = 0.010 and p value = 0.009, respectively). The study indicated a higher mean score of charge nurse respondents as compared with registered nurse with knowledge (M = 49.68, SD = 3.23); (M = 46.20, SD = 4.62) and practice (M = 67.11, SD = 4.84); (M = 63.06, SD = 4.61), which was significant (p value = 0.003 and p value = 0.001, respectively). There were no significant differences between respondents’ education qualification towards care of PIC with p > 0.05. However, the findings reported that respondents who possessed Bachelor of Nursing were deemed to score slightly higher in their knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC. In conclusion, the specialty unit and charge nurse respondents were deemed to possess better knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC in the hospital.
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author	Ho, Siew Eng Liew, LS Tang, WS
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author_facet	Ho, Siew Eng Liew, LS Tang, WS
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title	Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
title_short	Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
title_full	Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
title_fullStr	Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
title_full_unstemmed	Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
title_sort	nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
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Nurses’ knowledge and practice in relation to peripheral intravenous catheter care

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