Effect of community nurse training in peripherally inserted central catheter on nursing quality of tumour patients with indwelled catheter during intermission of chemotherapy / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of community nurse training in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) on community nursing quality of tumour patients with indwelled PICC during the intermission of chemotherapy.Methods A prospective study was performed with a total of 220 patients with esophageal or lung cancer enrolled from September 2011 to March 2013 in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.The 220 patients included 174 males (79.1％) and 46 females (20.9％),at the age of (61.1 ±9.0) years.With the start of community nurse training as the cut-off line,the patients were divided into pre-training group (n =119) and post-training group (n =101).PICC-related complications and patient satisfaction were compared between the 2 groups.Results The overall PICC-related complication rate was 20.9％ (46/220) during community nursing,including,in the order of declining incidence,infection (7.2％,16/220),and venous thrombosis (4.5％,10/220),catheter occlusion (3.6％,8/220),catheter dropping (2.7％,6/220),and leaking/damage (2.7％,6/220).The total complication rate and incidence of infection in the post-training group were both significantly lower than those in the pre-training group (14.9％ vs.26.1％,P =0.047 ; 3.0％ vs.10.9％,P =0.035),and patient satisfaction (including satisfaction for answers to questions about PICC,feelings about PICC indwelling and PICC position,and overall satisfaction) was significantly higher than in the pre-training group (P =0.003,P =0.011,P =0.001).Conclusion Community nurse training programmes have positive effects on improving PICC-related nursing and patient satisfaction in cancer patients with PICC indwelling during intermissions of chemotherapy.