The Effectiveness of Preventive Practices Phlebitis from High Alert Drugs, Intensive Care Unit 2, Lamphun Hospital

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare professional nurses' knowledge and practices of preventing phlebitis from high alert drug, and the incidence of phlebitis from high alert drug before and after implementing the guideline of preventive practices phlebitis from high alert drug. The research was conducted between January and July 2023. The sample were 18 nurses and 30 patients who were received high alert drugs in intensive care unit 2, Lamphun Hospital. The research tool was the guideline of preventive practices phlebitis from high alert drugs. The tools used to collect data including: personal data records, knowledge assessments, nursing practice assessment for the prevention of phlebitis, and records of the incidence of phlebitis from high alert drugs. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation and inferential statistics, including: Paired t-test and Fisher’s exact probability test.

The results found that after applying the guideline, the nurses' knowledge of phlebitis prevention increased statistically significantly (p<.05). Nurses performed nursing practices to prevent phlebitis of high alert drugs use that increased accuracy statistically significant difference (p<.05) from 75.0% to 96.0%. The incidence of phlebitis from the use of high alert drugs was statistically significantly reduced. (p<.05). This developed guideline might improve the knowledge and skills of nursing practice that reduces the incidence of phlebitis from the high alert drugs use.