Perception of Risk Factors for Infusion Phlebitis among Swedish Nurses: A Questionnaire Study

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Lanbeck, Peter ^a   Odenholt, Inga ^a,b   Paulsen, Otto ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOPHYLLINE; BETAMETHASONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DEXTRAN; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIXYRAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSION FLUID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PETHIDINE; PHENYTOIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG INFUSION; FOREARM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PHLEBITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, NURSING; SWEDEN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642539085     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200401000-00004     Document Type: Article

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