Nursing students' knowledge on the management of peripheral venous catheters at Wollega University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to the best standards of nursing practice is the fundamental principle to improve patient outcome and prevent nursing procedure related-infections. A peripheral venous catheter (PVC) is the most common invasive procedure performed in nursing care. Its poor performance could expose patients to bloodstream-related infections. The present study aimed to assess post-basic nursing students' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines on the management of peripheral venous catheters.

Methods

A cross-sectional study design was conducted on May 01-03, 2019, using a convenient sample 239 among post-basic nursing students in Wollega University.

Results

The study result showed that nursing students' had a low mean (4.1±1.52) of knowledge about PVC procedure manag

SUBMITTER: Etafa W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7498047 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature