Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention on Prevention of Intravenous Therapy-related Complications among Neonates Admitted in NICU at Government Medical College and Hospital in Tiruvannamalai District

C. Priyadarshini; S. Aswini; Getsy Martina; Nandhini .

doi:10.37591/jonsp.v12i1.2815

Abstract

Introduction: The main reason for peripheral intravenous therapy is inappropriate use and poortechnique which is followed by the health professionals. Some of the important complications areinfection, phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, infiltration, hematoma, nerve damage, fluid overload,electrolyte imbalance and embolisms now days. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach wasused in the study. Research Design: A quasi-experimental post-test only was designed by usingconvenience sampling technique. The tool was used for administrations of standardized protocolbased IV Infusion therapy procedures among neonates. Result: The study findings reveal that in posttestassessment of intravenous therapy-related complications based on standardized protocoldistributions of level of complications, 44 neonates (73.33%) had no complications of intravenoustherapy, 16 neonates (26.67%) had mild level complications of intravenous therapy and no neonateshad been affected with moderate and severe complications of intravenous therapy. The overall meanvalue is 10.47% and SD level is 0.947. There is association at 1% level of significance of post-testlevel of complications with the selected demographic variables such as age in days, sex, term of baby,weight of the baby, duration of intravenous therapy, intravenous injections with and withoutantibiotics. It shows high significance. Conclusion: The study was concluded among 16 neonates tofind the effectiveness of standardized protocol for nursing intervention on intravenous therapy-relatedcomplications at Thiruvannamalai. 44 neonates did not develop any complications. 16 neonates havemild complications, and no neonates were affectedwith moderate and severe complications.