AN IMPACT OF NURSING CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH CENTRAL VENUS CATHETER IN DIFFERENT ICU’S AT SELECTED HOSPITAL, TUMKUR

INTRODUCTION: Central venous catheters are now commonly used in critical care units as most of these patients need a very long access. These catheters has got multiple functions like monitoring pressure of the right side of the heart ,administration of intra venous fluid ,medications and nutrients .Improper management of patients with central venous catheter can give rise to various life threatening complications. OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and practice regarding care of patients with central venous catheter .To find out the correlation between knowledge and practice scores of nurses regarding care of patients with central venous catheter. Method: A Non –Experimental descriptive Research design was selected for the study and non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 30 Nurses working in critical care units of selected hospital in Bangalore. Data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire and Observational check list. Content validity and reliability was established by using Karl Pearson’s coefficient Correlation (r) formula. RESULT: Present study results revealed that the nurses knowledge regarding care of CVC was moderately adequate and their practice was inadequate and there was a moderate correlation between knowledge and practice scores of Nurses .The study also revealed that there is no association between the knowledge and practice of Nurses with their selected socio demographic variables .A self-Instructional module was given to the nurses to improve their knowledge and practice regarding care of patients with CVC. CONCLUSION: This Study concluded that there is no adequate knowledge and practice s among nurses working in critical care units regarding care of patients with central venous catheter.