Peripheral Venous Catheter and Masking Tape
Condition: Personal Satisfaction; Pain; Comfort
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      urpose: This study will be carried out to determine the effect of two different catheter
      covers on the comfort, satisfaction, pain level of the patient and the satisfaction of the
      nurse.

      Materials and Methods: This study, which is planned as an open-label randomized controlled
      post-test study, will be carried out between December 2021 and February 2022. Data;
      Descriptive Properties will be collected with the Information Form and Visual Analog Scale
      (Visual Analog Scale-VAS). Data will be collected face to face by researchers.
    

Detailed description: 
      Peripheral venous catheter (PVK) is applied to patients who apply to the hospital due to
      outpatient chemotherapy and need to receive treatment by intravenous route. This application
      is carried out by nurses. During their education, nurses receive theoretical and practical
      training on PVC applications. Nurses; They are the primary health professionals who are
      responsible for determining the PVC site, deciding on the catheter number to be used,
      applying the correct technique, performing the recommended intravenous (IV) interventions,
      following the complications that may develop by performing the necessary controls, ensuring
      the continuity of the application and providing catheter care.

      The effective application of interventions such as transfusion of intravenous fluids,
      chemotherapy drugs, blood and blood products, and total parenteral feeding in cancer patients
      is provided by PVK. The application of PVC is a necessity for the treatment of the individual
      receiving treatment and may cause pain, deterioration in comfort and dissatisfaction.
      Although the widespread use of peripheral venous catheters provides great benefits, it has
      been reported that undesirable events such as phlebitis, infiltration, obstruction, leakage,
      and rarely infection occur when applied incorrectly and inadequately. In order for peripheral
      venous catheters to be used effectively in treatment, it is important to fix them with the
      correct technique. Detection becomes more important in the use of chemotherapy agents. The
      patches used for fixation adhere to the glove and are difficult to remove from the patient's
      skin. Therefore, both the nurse and the patient feel discomfort. For this reason, it would be
      appropriate to use a material that can be easily torn off with a glove, does not adhere to
      the glove, and fixes the patient's catheter well. This product should also be able to be
      easily removed without harming the patient's skin.
    

Intervention name(s): Masking tape
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): IV catheters will be fixed with masking tape
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Peripheral venous catheter; chemotherapy; patch; fixation