Nursing Practices and Sensitive Outcomes Related to Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization in Portugal: A Scoping Review : Journal of Infusion Nursing

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Nursing Practices and Sensitive Outcomes Related to Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization in Portugal

A Scoping Review

Santos-Costa, Paulo RN, MSc, CHN; Paiva-Santos, Filipe RN, MSc; Sousa, Liliana B. PhD; Bernardes, Rafael A. RN, MSc; Ventura, Filipa RN, MSc, PhD; Salgueiro-Oliveira, Anabela RN, MSc, PhD; Parreira, Pedro RN, MSc, PhD; Vieira, Margarida RN, MSc, PhD; Graveto, João RN, MSc, PhD

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Journal of Infusion Nursing 46(3):p 162-176, May/June 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000505

Abstract

Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential for ensuring high-quality nursing care. In Portugal, nurses are responsible for care delivery to patients who require peripheral intravenous access. However, recent authors emphasized the predominance of a culture based on outdated professional vascular access practices in Portuguese clinical settings. Thus, the aim of this study was to map the studies conducted in Portugal on peripheral intravenous catheterization. A scoping review was conducted based on the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations, with a strategy adapted to different scientific databases/registers. Independent reviewers selected, extracted, and synthesized the data. Of the 2128 studies found, 26 were included in this review, published between 2010 and 2022.

Previous research shows that Portuguese nurses' implementation of EBP was found to be relatively low overall, while most studies did not attempt to embed EBP change into routine care. Although nurses are responsible for implementing EBP at an individual patient level, the studies conducted in Portugal report nonstandardized practices among professionals, with significant deviations from recent evidence. This reality, combined with Portugal's absence of government-endorsed evidence-based standards for peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion and treatment and vascular access teams, may explain the country's unacceptably high incidence of PIVC-related complications reported over the last decade.

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