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Abstract
A care bundle is a collection of evidence-based interventions that have been proved to improve patient care and clinical outcomes significantly. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of implementing bundle of care for peripheral intravenous catheter on nurses’ performance at pediatric intensive care unit. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design was used. Subjects: All nurses (60) who were responsible for providing care for children who received peripheral venous catheter infusion or medication. Also, thirty of pediatric patients who had peripheral venous catheters were before, immediately after, from the care bundle implementation. Two tools were used: A structured interview schedule about peripheral intravenous catheter care bundle, an observation checklist for peripheral intravenous catheter bundle of care, and a Visual Infusion Phlebitis Grading Scale (V.I.P). Results revealed that the total scores of nurses’ knowledge and practice for most of the participated nurses were improved immediately after and after one month. Also, according to visual Infusion phlebitis grading scales (VIP), phlebitis was encountered among more than three-fifths of studied children and there was a significant improvement immediately after and after one month. Conclusion significant enhancement was found in the mean scores of total levels of nurses’ knowledge and practice immediately after and one month after implementing the peripheral intravenous care bundle. Total scores of the studied children’s Visual Infusion Phlebitis grading scale were reduced post immediate implantation of care bundle Recommendation: Establish a competency checklist for nurses to evaluate their competency in implementing PVCs maintenance care bundle.