Exploring The Effectiveness Of Lecture Cum Demonstration In Improving Nursing Students’ Competency In Iv Cannulation And Care

This study is mainly concerned about the care and maintenance of peripheral intravenous cannulation: to determine the knowledge and practice of nurses towards care and maintenance of IV cannula and to find out the obstacles encountered in caring and maintaining IV cannula. Intravenous cannulation is a common procedure performed by nurses in every hospital and closely associated with the risk of nosocomial infections if standard care is not provided. Nurses are the frontline health care providers in all hospital settings and nurses performing the IV cannulation procedure should be well trained as many complications can arise from intravenous cannulation. An experimental research design was used in the study. Total 60 nursing students were enrolled using total enumeration sampling technique. The self-structured knowledge questionnaire and OSCE checklist were adopted to collect the data regarding intravenous cannulation and its care. Data were collected from 19 February 2024 to 28 February 2024. The obtained data was analysis by using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS software. The Pre-test knowledge were notify that mean 16.75, standard deviation is 3.93 and minimum value 6.00 or maximum value is 25.00. The Post-test knowledge were notify that mean 26.30, standard deviation is 4.27 and minimum value 13.00 or maximum value is 35.00. Pre-test practice were notify that mean 20.51, standard deviation is 6.57 and minimum value 6.00 or maximum value is 33.00. The Post-test practice were notify that mean 39.50, standard deviation is 5.05 and minimum value 15.00 or maximum value is 48.00. After completing this study, study came to the conclusion that the students of B.Sc. Nursing in a selected university in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, had little understanding of cannulation and it’s care.