Does the use of infrared technology (AccuVein AV-500 (R)) for Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation (PIVC) increase the success rate in nursing students? A randomized controlled trial
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY, vol.108, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 108
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105179
- Journal Name: NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, DIALNET
- Keywords: Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation, Infrared light, Nursing students, Nursing education
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: PIVC is one of the essential procedures of modern medicine, and is one of the most widely used and important treatments in the clinical setting. Nevertheless, it is one of the most difficult skills to teach in nursing education, and it is the skill which causes the most anxiety in nursing students.