Abstract
A short peripheral catheter is a medical device, a plastic tube inserted into a vein. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to assess knowledge and practice towards short peripheral catheter care among first-year up-grading nursing students at Al-Quds University in Palestine. A convenience sample of 90 students filled questionnaires that showed they were newly- graduated with 46.1% having low experience and an inadequate knowledge level and 57.5% having a moderate practice level, with an inverse correlation between knowledge and practice. Sessions in the simulation laboratory about peripheral catheter care should be conducted to enhance quality and safety.
Keywords
knowledgenursepracticequalitysafetyshort peripheral catheterup-grading nursing students