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Nurses' decision-making about intravenous administration set replacement: A qualitative study.

Gillian Ray-Barruel1,2,3,4,5, Christine Woods3,4, Emily N Larsen3,4

  • 1QEII Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Journal of Clinical Nursing
|June 27, 2019
PubMed
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Nurses balance patient safety, preferences, and workload when deciding on intravenous administration set replacement. They use clinical reasoning, experience, and policies to guide practice, sometimes deviating from guidelines for patient acuity.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Practice
  • Infection Prevention
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Traditional intravenous administration set replacement intervals are being challenged by new evidence.
  • Nurses' decision-making processes and influencing factors for set replacement are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore nurses' decision-making processes for replacing intravenous administration sets.
  • To identify factors influencing these decisions in paediatric and adult settings.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study utilizing focus groups and thematic analysis.
  • Eight semi-structured focus groups with 38 nurses in Australian metropolitan hospitals.
  • Inductive analysis of transcribed interviews following Braun and Clarke's 7-step method.
Keywords:
administration setscatheterisationdecision-makingfocus group interviewsinfusionsintravenousqualitative research

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Main Results:

  • Key themes included infection prevention, physical safety, patient preference, clinical knowledge, and workload.
  • Nurses consider patient preference, experience, and peer expertise in complex replacement scenarios.
  • Decision-making involves balancing multiple infusions and incompatible medications.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses employ clinical reasoning to manage patient safety and preferences against workplace demands.
  • Practice is guided by experience, hospital policies, medication manufacturer guidelines, and peer input.
  • Deviations from guidelines occur based on patient acuity, nurse experience, and workload considerations.