The Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery

Yazarlar: Aynur KOYUNCU, Ayla YAVA, Ufuk DEMİRKILIÇ

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Knowledge and attitudes; phlebitis; nursing; peripheral intravenous catheterization; guideline

Özet: Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of the nurses working in a training and research hospital on phlebitis related to peripheral intravenous catheters (PIC). Material and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was performed on 269 (77%) volunteer nurses who were on the job for at least one year, by using a questionnaire which was developed by the researchers. The study data were collected between 1-30 April 2012. The questionnaire form included the nurses" demographics (age, education degree, units they worked, etc.) and the knowledge and attitude about phlebitis regarding to the current guidelines. SPSS 15.0 for Windows was used for statistical analyses and p<0.05 was accepted as statistical significance. Results: The median age of the nurses was 32 (26-36) years, the median professional ex- perience was 11 (4-16) years, and 77.6% were baccalaureate, 76.2% of the nurses stated that they got the knowledge on phlebitis as a part of nursing education, 25% of them evaluated the educa- tion they had taken as inadequate, and 70.3% of the nurses stated that they wanted to get further education on the subject, 55.3% of the nurses also stated that they have been applying 1-3 PIC daily in average and 39.4% of the nurses stated that phlebitis was developed in 16-25% of the patients. Of the 15 knowledge and attitude evaluating questions, 49.09% (min:3.3%, max:96,7%) in average were answered correctly by the nurses. Conclusion: It was concluded that most of the nurses had inadequate knowledge on phlebitis, did not follow up to current guidelines, and needed further information and periodical education.

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