Open AccessAssessment of Up-Grading Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Practice towards Short Peripheral Catheters (SPCs) Care at Al-Quds University
Author(s) -
Nida’ Maraka,
Fadwa Moshashe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of innovative research in medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-8737
DOI - 10.23958/ijirms/vol06-i09/1213
Subject(s) - grading (engineering) , medicine , nursing , peripheral , catheter , surgery , engineering , civil engineering
A short peripheral catheter is a medical device, a plastic tube inserted into a vein. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to assess knowledge and practice towards short peripheral catheter care among first-year up-grading nursing students at Al-Quds University in Palestine. A convenience sample of 90 students filled questionnaires that showed they were newly- graduated with 46.1% having low experience and an inadequate knowledge level and 57.5% having a moderate practice level, with an inverse correlation between knowledge and practice. Sessions in the simulation laboratory about peripheral catheter care should be conducted to enhance quality and safety.