Perceptions of risk factors for phlebitis among Malaysian nurses

Abstract

Background: Intravenous therapy is an integral part of professional nursing practice. Nurses have a responsibility to recognise risk factors for phlebitis. Aims: To investigate nurses' perceptions of risk factors for phlebitis in a tertiary teaching hospital in north-east Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 199 randomly selected nurses were surveyed for their perceptions of risk factors for phlebitis using a self-administered questionnaire. Findings: More than half of the nurses (56.8%) had a good perception levels of risk factors for phlebitis. There was a significant association between the clinical area and nurses' perceptions of risk factors for phlebitis (p=0.04). Nurses working in medical, orthopaedic, and surgical areas had slightly better perceptions than nurses working in multidisciplinary and oncology areas. Conclusion: These findings suggest that nurses need to continually improve their knowledge about risk factors for phlebitis to ensure safer nursing practice.

Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nursing Staffs' Practices toward Prevention of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Complications in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

“…Years of experience, the results showed that 70% of the study group and 73.3% in the control group had an experience of less than 5 years of work in the medical and surgical departments. This result is consistent with the some studies (13) who stated that 44.7% of the study participants had an experience of between one and five years. While Rajih (2020), who conducted a study in the same hospital stated that 60% of the participants have experience ranging from one to three years (15) .…”

“…This result was similar to a study conducted in Turkey (12) , in which they stated that most of the nursing staff was from the nursing school with 66.7% of the participants. The most recent studies conducted in neighboring and developed countries indicate that the lowest level of nursing is the diploma and this is confirmed that 99% of the study participants have a diploma in nursing (13) . And in another study conducted in Malaysia (14) , stated that 79.2% of the study participants have a diploma in nursing.…”

Analisis Hubungan Pelaksanan Supervisi Dengan Pengetahuan Perawat Dalam Pemakaian Dressing Transparan

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Time to Develop Phlebitis and Its Predictors among Patients with Peripheral Intravenous Cannula at Public Hospitals of Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2022: A Prospective Follow up Study

“…Phlebitis comprises systemic and local infections that can lead to sepsis, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, abscess formation, and other complications that increase the patient morbidity and mortality rates (22). Pulmonary embolism commonly results in patients with peripheral intravenous cannula, which has a 25% mortality rate (22,23).…”