title: Arteriovenous cannulation: differences in approach among institutions and nurses.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine how hemodialysis (HD) nurses approach arteriovenous (A-V) cannulation and how a standard for this procedure could be reached. The study group was made up of 50 nurses who had been working for at least 6 months in the HD centers of the Social Insurance Company and university hospitals. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire to ascertain the demographic characteristics of the 50 nurses, and an A-V cannulation procedure checklist in three sections with 47 questions, prepared in the light of the literature. Percentages and Pearson's /2 tests were used to evaluate the data obtained by this means. The results showed that there were significant differences in pre and post-application stages of A-V cannulation in the medical centers studied. However, the differences found in the application stage in the same centers did not correlate significantly.
authors.affiliation: Sisli High School of Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul-Turkey.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yürügen
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdogan