1Student, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi Jalandhar, Punjab
2Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi Jalandhar, Punjab
Online published on 3 October, 2015.
Intravenous therapy is a routine nursing task in any hospital. It has become a major component of patient care. However, the placement of an intravenous cannula can have undesirable effects, the most common of which is phlebitis. Nurses should be aware of the appropriate interventions to facilitate comfort for the patients on intravenous therapy and take measures to reduce such complications. In this study, Quasi experimental (Non equivalent pre test post test control group) research design was used and 80 patients with phlebitis were taken by using purposive sampling technique. 40 patients were included in experimental group & 40 in control group. Ethical considerations were followed during the research study. Pre test was done by assessing the grade of phlebitis with Visual infusion phlebitis scale in both groups on 1st day and hot application was provided for 15 minutes twice a day for 3 days in the experimental group. After that post test was done in both groups on 3rd day. The result showed that the mean pre test grade of phlebitis in experimental & control group were 2.02 ±0.61and 1.32 ± 0.47 respectively. The mean post test grade of phlebitis in experimental & control group were 0.95 ± 0.59 and 1.5 ± 0.71 respectively. In experimental group, there was significant (tcal7.9015 at p<0.05) difference between mean pre test and mean post test grade of phlebitis as compared to control group. Hence, it is concluded that hot application had significant effect on phlebitis among patients on intravenous therapy.
To assess the grades of phlebitis among patients on intravenous therapy in experimental and control group.
To provide hot application among patients on intravenous therapy in experimental group.
To reassess the grades of phlebitis among patients on intravenous therapy in experimental and control group.
To compare the post assessment grades of phlebitis in experimental and control group.
To find out association of post assessment phlebitis grades with the socio demographic variables in experimental and control group.
Design: Quasi Experimental non equivalent pre test post test control group design.
Seing: Selected Hospitals of Jalandhar, Punjab.
Population: All the patients on intravenous therapy with phlebitis
Sample Size: 80 patients, 40 in experimental group& 40 in control group were taken from selected hospitals of Jalandhar, Punjab.
Sampling Technique: Purposive sampling technique.
Results and conclusion: Findings of the study has shown that the mean pre test grade of phlebitis in experimental & control group were 2.02 ±0.61 and 1.32 ± 0.47 respectively. The mean post test grade of phlebitis in experimental & control group were 0.95 ± 0.59 and 1.5 ± 0.71 respectively. It indicated that there was significant reduction in grade of phlebitis among patients on intravenous therapy in experimental group as compared to control group. So, the present study concluded that hot application had significant effect on phlebitis among patients on intravenous therapy.
Effect, Hot application, phlebitis
