Decreasing Pain in Hospitalized Patients by Increasing Topical Anesthetic Use for Peripheral IVs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Venous access is a common source of pain for hospitalized patients. Topical anesthetics are effective at decreasing needle pain, can improve success rate, and decrease procedure time; however, use before peripheral intravenous line (PIV) placement is inconsistent. The aim was to reduce pain experienced by hospitalized pediatric patients by increasing topical anesthetic use for PIV placement from a mean of 11% to 40% within 6 months.

Methods

The Model for Improvement was utilized. An institutional clinical pathway and PIV order panel were developed. Pre-checked orders for topical anesthetics were added to order sets. Visual aids were placed on IV carts, including reminders for anesthetics, pathway use and scripting examples. Nurses received individual feedback. S

SUBMITTER: Lewis EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11315564 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature