The Effect of a Nurse Education Program on Infiltration and Extravasation in Pediatric Patients at a University Hospital

• Main Authors: Ayşe Kahraman, Gülçin Özalp Gerçeker, Figen Yardımcı, Elif Bilsin, Şeyda Binay Yaz, Hamide Nur Çevik Özdemir, Atiye Karakul, Dilek Zengin, Seda Ardahan Sevgili, Merve Gümüş, Selma Akpınar, Didar Zümrüt Başbakkal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-12-01
• Series: Journal of Pediatric Research
• Subjects: child; infiltration; extravasation; nurse education program; clinical education program
• Online Access: http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-effect-of-a-nurse-education-program-on-nfiltra/39802
• ISSN: 2147-9445; 2587-2478

Aim:Prevention of infiltration/extravasation (I/E) in pediatric patients is important. This study has examined the effect of an education program, which aims to prevent and manage pediatric I/E, on I/E rates in pediatric patients.Materials and Methods:This is a semi-experimental study with a single group pre-test/post-test design. A sample of 79 nursing staff and 289 IV catheters of 150 pediatric patients was investigated. Pediatric I/E training was given to the nurses and the effectiveness of the training program and I/E rates before and after the training were evaluated.Results:Compared to the pre-education phase, there was a significant increase in the mean scores of the nurses’ knowledge in the posteducation phase (t: 7,328; p<0.001). The education program was implemented based on the probability rate that was calculated by the researchers; this enabled a 12-fold reduction of pediatric I/E (odds ratio: 12,214, 95% confidence interval).Conclusion:This study has led to an improvement in nursing care, an improvement in the quality of patient care and has helped progress toward increased patient safety.