Effect of Intravenous (IV) Assistive Device (VeinViewer) on IV Access Attempts, Procedural Time, and Patient and Nurse Satisfaction.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of VeinViewer for peripheral vascular accessing a pediatric hematology oncology clinic. After obtaining consent, 53 patients were randomly assigned to either the VeinViewer group (n = 27) or standard methods group (n = 26). Data on number of attempts, procedural time, access complications, and patient and nurse satisfaction were collected. Patients randomized to the VeinViewer group required significantly less time to access a vein as compared with the standard methods group (P ≤ .05). Additionally, these patients rated nurses as having significantly more skill than nurses who did not use VeinViewer (P ≤ .05) and assigned significantly higher scores for "overall experience"(P ≤ .05). Responses by nurses using VeinViewer overall saw the device in a positive light.
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA ramer@usc.edu.
Lois
L
Ramer
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Pauline
P
Hunt
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Erin
E
Ortega
Christie Medical Holdings, Inc., Memphis, TN, USA.
Jessica
J
Knowlton
Briggs and Associates, South Pasadena, CA, USA.
Raymond
R
Briggs
Briggs and Associates, South Pasadena, CA, USA.
Shinichi
S
Hirokawa
D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D016896:Treatment Outcome
VeinViewer; nurse satisfaction; patient satisfaction; pediatric hematology oncology cancer patients; vascular access efficiencies