Volume 30, Issue 1, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.2070
Effects of intravenous therapy nursing group on continuing nursing of children discharged with peripherally inserted central catheter
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effects of intravenous therapy nursing group on continuing nursing of children discharged with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
Methods: Eighty children discharged with PICC from our hospital between January 2018 and October 2019 were randomly divided into control group (n=40) and observation group (n=40) according to the random number table method. Control group received conventional continuing nursing, while observation group received intravenous therapy nursing group intervention during continuing nursing. The scores of self-management ability, comfort level, negative emotion and quality of life, incidence rate of catheter adverse events and nursing satisfaction were compared.
Results: The incidence rate of catheter adverse events was lower in observation group than that in control group (2.50% vs. 15.00%) (P<0.05). After nursing, the scores of self-management ability, comfort level and quality of life were higher in observation group than those in control group (P<0.05), while the SAS and SDS scores were lower in observation group (P<0.05). The total nursing satisfaction rate was higher in observation group than that in control group (97.50% vs. 82.5%) (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The application of intravenous therapy nursing group in continuing nursing of children discharged with PICC can strengthen children' self-management ability, reduce catheter adverse events, improve comfort level, relieve negative emotion, and ameliorate the quality of life, thus making them more satisfied with the nursing service.
Keywords
peripherally inserted central catheter; discharge; continuing nursing; intravenous therapy nursing group