• MS. USHA KAWALE
• DR. ANILKUMAR JAEE
• MR. ANAND GHEGADMAL

Background of study: Central Venous Catheters are now common among critically ill patients. More than five million central lines are inserted each year in the United States alone.1Nosocomial infections are the fourth leading cause of death among hospitalized patients. Data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2004) reports a nosocomial infection rate of 5%, of which 10% are blood stream infections (BSIs), and an attributable mortality rate of 15%. Central venous catheterization can be lifesaving but is associated with complication rates of approximately 15%. A study conducted on major complications of central venous catheters found out that infection, accidental puncture of lungs (1 in 200 patients), displacement of catheter tip (very rarely) and accidental puncture of the artery which may cause bleeding (1 in 100 patients) are the commonest complications of central venous catheters. An observational study was conducted to assess nurses practice of central venous catheter care revealed that 64% of nurses were having inadequate practice and 36% had moderately adequate practice. None of the nurses were found to have adequate practice.3 According to a study teaching programme was found to be effective to increase knowledge of nurses on care of central venous catheter. Results of the study indicated that an educational programme greatly improves knowledge and understanding of CVC care.4 Objectives: I. To assess the level of knowledge of nursing officers regarding care of patients with central venous catheter. II. To assess the level of practice of nursing officers regarding care of patients with central venous catheter. III. To find the correlation between the knowledge and practice of nursing officers regarding care of patients with central venous catheter. IV. To find the association between the level of knowledge of nursing officers and selected socio demographic variables. V. To find the association between the level of practice of nursing officers and selected socio demographic variables. VI. To develop a self-instructional module for nursing officers on care of patients with central venous catheter Material and methods: A pre-experimental one group pretest post-test research design was used to assess knowledge and practices of nurses regarding care of patient with central venous catheter. The sample consisted of 30 staff nurses working in critical care units of sai siddhi hospital, yeola. Sampling techniques used for the present study was non-probability convenient sampling technique. A proforma was prepared to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data according to objectives. Results: The demographic data showed that majority, 19(63.33%) staff nurse were in the age group of 21-25 years, 25 (83.33%) were females, 23 (76.67%) had diploma in general nursing, 21 (70%) had 1-5years of experience, 13 (43.33%) were having 1-3 years’ experience in the present clinical area and no one attended any training programme regarding care of central venous catheter. The present study revealed that 13(43.33%) had inadequate knowledge and 17(56.67%) had moderately adequate knowledge. None of the nursing officers were found to have adequate knowledge. The mean percentage obtained for overall knowledge was 52.25% with standard deviation of 3.18 which showed that nursing officers had moderately adequate knowledge regarding care of patients with CVC. The present study revealed that 21(70%) of the nursing officers had inadequate practice, 9(30%) had moderately adequate practice and there were no nursing officers with adequate practice. The mean percentage obtained for overall practice was 48.95% with standard deviation of 1.47, which showed that the nursing officers had inadequate practice regarding care of patients with CVC. The study findings revealed that there is a moderate positive correlation between the knowledge and practice of nursing officers regarding care of patient with central venous catheter. There was no any significant association of knowledge and practice regarding care of patient with central venous catheter among nursing officers with selected demographic variables. A self-instructional module was prepared after experts’ opinion.

Key words: knowledge, practice, nursing officers, critical care units, central venous catheter, self-instructional module.

"A study to assess the knowledge and practice on care of patient with Central Venous Catheter among nursing officers working at Sai siddhi hospital Babhulgaon, Yeola in a view of develop self- instructional module.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.e578-e667, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2086.pdf

"A study to assess the knowledge and practice on care of patient with Central Venous Catheter among nursing officers working at Sai siddhi hospital Babhulgaon, Yeola in a view of develop self- instructional module.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppe578-e667, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2086.pdf