Nurses' practice of peripherally inserted central catheter maintenance and its influencing factors in Guizhou province, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of practice of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) maintenance among nurses in Guizhou province, China, and to explore its influencing factors.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

11 tertiary and 26 secondary hospitals of Guizhou province, China.

Participants

A total of 832 nurses engaged in clinical work of PICC maintenance participated in the present study.

Primary outcome measures

PICC maintenance knowledge questionnaire, PICC maintenance attitude questionnaire and PICC maintenance practice questionnaire were administrated online for measuring participants' knowledge, attitude and practice of PICC maintenance, respectively.

Results

The mean score of nurses' practice of PI

SUBMITTER: Hu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069491 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature