Effect of nurse leading intensive education program on the complications of peripherally inserted central catheter

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of nurse leading intensive education program on the complications of peripherally inserted central catheter （PICC）.Methods Totals of 93 cases who received the venous transfusion with the PICC catheter technique were selected and randomly divided into two groups .Totals of 47 cases in the observation group were treated with nurse leading intensive education program , while 46 cases in the control group were treated with routine care .Results Compared with the control group , PICC catheter disposable puncture success rate in the observation group was higher （85.11% vs 60.87%;χ2 =5.372,P〈0.01）, unplanned extubation was lower （4.26%vs 26.09%;χ2 =5.063,P〈0.01）, and PICC retention time was longer [（122.36 ±37.11）d vs （67.12 ±23.03）d; t=6.814,P〈0.01）] in the observation group,and the differences were statistically significant .The incidence of catheter-related infections and major complications in the observation group decreased significantly than those in the control group （ P 〈0.05 ） .And overall satisfaction of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group （ 97.87% vs 71.74%;χ2 =5.037,P〈0.05）.Conclusions The nurse leading intensive education program can effectively reduce the incidence of PICC-related complications ,which is worthy of wider promotion and application . Key words: PICC ; Complications ; Satisfaction; Nurse leading; Intensive educating