NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETERS AT VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
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Objectives: Describe the knowledges and attitudes of nurses about peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) at Vietnam National Children's Hospital and some related factors. Methods: Cross-sectional d, convenient sampling. Using a questionaire for evaluate the knowledge and attitude of nurses taking care of PICCs at Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, from August 2022 to June 2023. Results: Among 190 nurses participating in the study, 85.8% were female and 14.2% were male, the mean age was 33.6 ± 5 ,3 years old. 55.8% of nurses had passed with > 70% right answers of the knowledge questionaire about PICCs. 100% of nurses had a positive attitude about PICCs. Factors related to the knowledge of nurses include: Classification of senior nurses/chief nurses (OR=3.2; 95% CI: 1.2 – 8.5, p=0.013); Acquired central intravenous line training (OR=3.8; 95% CI: 1.1–12.8, p=0.018); Obtain PICCs training (OR=1.9; 95% CI: 1.1 – 3.6, p=0.046). Conclusion: The percentage of nurses had passed knowledge questionaire about peripherally inserted central catheters remains modest, therefore a training program for nurses should be developed.
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knowledge, nursing, peripherally inserted central catheters, PICCs, Vietnam National Children's Hospital.
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