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J Infus Nurs. 2020 Sep/Oct;43(5):275-282. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000387.

Impact of an Educational Program on Nurses' Performance in Providing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Care for Neonates.

Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society

Somayeh Emamgholi, Sedigheh Khanjari, Hamid Haghani

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  1. Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (Ms Emamgholi and Dr Khanjari) and Department of Biostatistics, School of Management and Information Technology (Dr Haghani), Iran University of Medical Sciences (Ms Emamgholi and Drs Khanjari and Haghani), Tehran, Iran. Somayeh Emamgholi, MSN, is a registered nurse with a master's degree in neonatal intensive care. She has extensive experience in the neonatal intensive care (NICU) and with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertions. Sedigheh Khanjari, PhD, RN, is an associate professor in the Nursing and Midwifery School at Iran University of Medical Sciences. Her research focus is on the quality of life, family caregivers, neonates, and children. Hamid Haghani, PhD, has 35 years' experience in medical statistics.

PMID: 32881814 DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000387

Abstract

All nurses who care for neonates with peripherally inserted central catheters require enhanced awareness of the current practice guidelines and standards. This study evaluated the impact of an educational program on nurses' performance from May 2016 to July 2017 at 4 hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The performance of 80 nurses was observed and scored 3 times before the intervention. Four weeks after the last training session, their performance was observed with the same researcher, and the checklist was completed 3 times in different working shifts. Four 35- to 45-minute training sessions were completed with a 4-week follow-up. Results of the study indicated that training courses should be held every 6 months, including permanent or periodic feedback.

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