EFFECTIVENESS OF GLYCERIN MAGNESIUM SULFATE ON PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS INFUSION COMPLICATIONS

Ms. K. Packialakshmi; Dr. T. Vidhya

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

EFFECTIVENESS OF GLYCERIN MAGNESIUM SULFATE ON PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS INFUSION COMPLICATIONS

Ms. K. Packialakshmi, Dr. T. Vidhya

Abstract :

Background: Patients admitted in the hospital for treatment; 90% of cases receive peripheral intravenous (PIV) therapy to treat various conditions. The patients are prone to get Peripheral Intravenous Complications (PIVC). The complication of PIVC includes superficial thrombophlebitis, pain and intravenous infiltration. Nurses should be vigilant of the right interventions to expedite comfort for the patients on intravenous therapy and take measures to reduce the complications. Objectives: Assess the effect of glycerin magnesium sulfate on PIVC, associate the PIVC scores with the selected demographic variables. Methods: A quasi– experimental pretest and posttest design was adopted in this study. 30 samples were selected with purposive sampling technique. Glycerine magnesium sulfate was applied twice a day for three days. Findings: The calculated paired�t� value of PIVC such as Superficial thrombophlebitis, pain and intravenous infusion were statistically highly significant at p<.001. Conclusion: Glycerin magnesium sulfate was effective to treat PIVC. Nurse administrator can arrange readymade glycerin magnesium sulfate solution available in all the wards in order to treat PIVC.