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Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Short Peripheral Catheter Insertion Confidence
Catherine Schuster1, Brian Stahl, Connie Murray
1B. Braun Medical, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Catherine Schuster, PhD, RN, is a clinical nurse consultant and nurse researcher at B. Braun Medical. Brian Stahl, BSN, RN, CRNI®, PLNC, is a manager of clinical education and training at B. Braun Medical. Connie Murray, MEd, RD, is director of clinical education and training at B. Braun Medical. She is a member of the board of directors of the Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network. Kevin Glover, MS, MEd, is corporate vice president of clinical education and health economics research at B. Braun Medical.
Abstract:
The Peripheral Intravenous Insertion Confidence Assessment for short peripheral catheters is a 10-item, 5-point Likert scale, self-administered tool to measure a person's confidence in his or her personal intravenous insertion skills, including site selection and assessment, procedure, dressing, and documentation. Expert opinion validity was obtained from a panel of 3 infusion therapy leaders. Two-day test-retest reliability and internal consistency were determined using 22 practicing nurses. Individual question correlations ranged from r = 0.93 to 0.16, and the total score correlation was r = 0.96. Using first-test results only, internal consistency was 0.85 (α = 0.85, n = 22). Overall, the insertion confidence assessment is valid and, in the present study, a reliable tool to measure the short peripheral catheter insertion confidence of staff nurses.
