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Genichiro Fujioka1,2,3,4,5,6, Patricia Newcomb1,2,3,4,5,6, Cindy Hunchusky1,2,3,4,5,6
1Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas (Mr Fujioka); Texas Health Resources, Arlington, Texas (Dr Newcomb); Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas (Mss Myers and Hunchusky); College of Nursing at The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Health HEB Hospital, Bedford, Texas (Dr Behan).
Abstract:
This study investigates the use of a structured protocol by vascular access team (VAT) nurses compared with the practice of bedside nurses to minimize patient pain related to short peripheral catheter (SPC) insertion. During this quantitative study, 201 adults were randomly assigned to have their SPC placed either by the VAT or by bedside nurses. Results showed significantly lower pain scores with the VAT SPC placement (P = .026), and patients were significantly more likely to report the experience as better than their previous SPC placement experiences (χ = 7.8; P = .005). Therefore, the use of a VAT would be worthwhile to improve patient satisfaction.
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