Nurses' Knowledge and Practices regarding Care of Children Undergoing Vascular Access and its Related Complications

Afify Abd El-Fadel, Roquia; El-Sayed Ouda, Wafaa; Mohamed Said, Khadiga; Mohammed Abd El- Aziz, Seham

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2022.215877

Nurses' Knowledge and Practices regarding Care of Children Undergoing Vascular Access and its Related Complications

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ Demonstrator of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University, Egypt

² Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt

³ Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.215877

Abstract

Background: Intravascular catheters are safe devices routinely used in critically ill children for administration of inotropes, high dose drugs, blood products. Vascular access devices can cause complications which lead to long hospital stay, morbidity and high mortality. The catheter- related complications can largely be preventable through efficient nurses' level of knowledge and practice. This study aimed to: Assess nurses' knowledge and practice regarding care of children undergoing vascular access and its related complications. Design: Descriptive study design was utilized to carry out the study. Settings: Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) at Benha University Hospital and Specialized Pediatric Hospital. Sampling: A Convenient sample of 77 nurses who were working at the previously mentioned settings and a purposive sample of 77 pediatric patients. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: Tool (I): A structured interviewing questionnaire format to assess personal characteristic of nurses’ and their knowledge regarding VAD Tool (II): Observational checklists to assess nurses' practice before, during and after venous access procedures and care of its complications Tool (III): The child medical assessment sheet. The results of this study revealed that: The majority of the studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge and competent practices regarding care for children undergoing vascular access devices respectively. It was concluded that: There were a positive statistical correlation between total level of nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding caring for children undergoing VAD So it was recommended that: Pediatric nurses should update their knowledge and practice through continuing training, educational programs and workshops concern the care of children with vascular access devices and its related complications.

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