1. Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge and experience in infusion therapy and peripheral vascular acces
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Jaciara Tiago Antunes Alvarenga, Adriana Cristina Nicolussi, Aline Maria Pereira Cruz Ramos, Lucas Fernando Antunes Gomes, Damiana Aparecida Trindade Monteiro, and Silmara Elaine Malaguti Toffano
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Nursing ,Vascular Access Devices ,Knowledge ,Education, Nursing ,Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs. ,RT1-120 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge and experience of undergraduate nursing students regarding infusion therapy and peripheral vascular access. Methods: descriptive, cross-sectional, analytical study with 123 undergraduate nursing students who answered a semi-structured instrument. Results: the majority were women, with a median age of 51 years old; 87% considered the teaching received insufficient to perform in clinical practice. The mean overall knowledge score was 78.1 (SD± 8.97). The themes catheter flushing and lock (38.1%), catheter selection (34.2%), infusion equipment (30.9%) and insertion site (30.9%) presented a significant number of errors. Conclusions: practical classes and execution of procedures in health services were predictors for a better knowledge about infusion therapy and vascular access by undergraduate nursing students.
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- 2023
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