title: Factors affecting the unplanned peripheral reinsertion in pediatric patients from a teaching hospital in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertion in pediatric inpatients at a teaching hospital in Taiwan. Researchers recruited 206 pediatric inpatients and their caretakers for the study and used multivariate regression in calculating their results. The results showed the following: whether pediatric patients received drugs (P < .001), whether the appropriate height of the drops was adhered to (P = .053), and whether the adjustment of the drip rate was done by the clients or caretakers themselves (P = .046) were significant determinants of unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertions. It may be worthwhile to incorporate the findings regarding factors affecting the unplanned peripheral intravenous reinsertion into pediatric nurses' educational programs.
authors.affiliation: Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan, Republic of China. fangli72@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Shu-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yun-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D009736:Nursing Process; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013624:Taiwan