Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIC) are widely used. Nurses are required to possess appropriate knowledge and practice. The present study aimed to determine nurses' knowledge and practice towards care of PIC. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted and 84 respondents participated in the study. A 26-item questionnaire comprising 11 items on knowledge and 15 items related to nursing practice was adapted and modified. The findings reported higher mean score from specialty unit respondents, with knowledge (M = 49.19, SD = 3.44) and practice (M = 66.38, SD = 5.15), compared to medical surgical wards with knowledge (M = 46.25, SD = 4.68) and practice (M = 63.17, SD = 4.63) towards the care of PIC, which was significant (p value = 0.010 and p value = 0.009, respectively). The study indicated a higher mean score of charge nurse respondents as compared with registered nurse with knowledge (M = 49.68, SD = 3.23); (M = 46.20, SD = 4.62) and practice (M = 67.11, SD = 4.84); (M = 63.06, SD = 4.61), which was significant (p value = 0.003 and p value = 0.001, respectively). There were no significant differences between respondents’ education qualification towards care of PIC with p > 0.05. However, the findings reported that respondents who possessed Bachelor of Nursing were deemed to score slightly higher in their knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC. In conclusion, the specialty unit and charge nurse respondents were deemed to possess better knowledge and practice towards the care of PIC in the hospital
Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice in Relation to Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Care
Abstrak
Periferal intravena kateter (PIK) digunakan secara meluas untuk terapi dalam amalan jagarawatan klinikal. Jururawat harus mempunyai pengetahuan yang kukuh dengan amalan jagarawatan dalam pencegahan jangkitan aliran darah dalam kalangan pesakit. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti tahap pengetahuan dan amalan jururawat terhadap penjagaan PIK. Kajian deskriptif keratan rentas yang melibatkan 84 responden telah dijalankan. Soalan selidik terdiri daripada dua domain: 11 item berkaitan dengan pengetahuan dan 15 item amalan kejururawatan. Hasil kajian melaporkan skor yang lebih tinggi dalam kalangan responden unit jagarawatan khas dengan pengetahuan (M = 49.19, SD = 3.44) dan amalan (M = 66.38, SD = 5.15), berbanding dengan responden daripada wad perubatan pembedahan dengan pengetahuan (M = 46.25, SD = 4.68) dan amalan (M = 63.17, SD = 4.63) ke arah penjagaan PIK. Terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara responden daripada unit jagarawatan khas dan wad perubatan pembedahan iaitu pengetahuan (t = -2.641; nilai p = 0.010); dan amalan jagarawatan PIK (t = -2.670, nilai p = 0.009). Terdapat juga perbezaan yang signifikan antara penyelia jururawat dan pengetahuan jururawat berdaftar dalam pengetahuan (t = -3,068; nilai p = 0.003); dan amalan (t = -3.325; nilai p = 0.001) ke arah jagarawatan PIK. Walau bagaimanapun, tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara kelayakan pendidikan, umur dan tahun pengalaman responden terhadap jagarawatan PIK dengan nilai p > 0.05. Kesimpulannya, responden daripada unit jagarawatan khas dan penyelia jururawat boleh disifatkan memiliki pengetahuan yang lebih kukuh dan amalan jagarawatan dalam penjagaan PIK di hospital swasta ini.
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