Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation in Government Cardiology Hospital in Pakistan
Abstract
Insertion of peripheral cannula is very commonly used procedure world-wide in hospital settings. Aim of the study is to assess the nurses knowledge about care of intravenous cannulation and to observe their practices during cannula insertion. The current cross sectional study assesses the knowledge and practice of peripheral intravenous cannulation among the nurses of Government hospital, Lahore Pakistan. The data was collected by 170 nurses from the nurses of government hospital Lahore, Pakistan through convinent sampling technique. The results of the study represent that nurses have good understanding about care of cannula but there is lacking in practices.
Keywords: Cannula, nurses, practices, peripheral intravenous
DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/84-06
Publication date: December 31st 2020
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