Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: July | Volume: 8 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 192-199
Effectiveness of Moist Heat Therapy on Visibility, Palpability, Pricks and Pain Experienced While Undergoing Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation of Patients
Amardeep Singh Samra1, C. Naveen Kumar2
1M. Sc. (N) Student, SGRD College of Nursing, Vallah, Amritsar.
2Associate Professor, SGRD College of Nursing, Vallah, Amritsar
Corresponding Author: Amardeep Singh Samra
ABSTRACT
Peripheral intravenous cannulation is frequently or commonly used invasive procedure to administer any fluids or drugs. An insertion is technically easy but causes distress or pain to the patients. Various non pharmacological methods are used to improve the visibility and palpability of veins which in turn reduces pain experienced and number of attempts taken to insert IV cannula. Several literatures had proven that application of moist heat had effect on visibility and palpability of veins and in turn reducing the pain. A Quasi experimental study was used to assess the effectiveness of moist heat therapy on visibility, palpability, pricks and pain experienced while undergoing peripheral intravenous cannulation of patients admitted in SGRD Hospital, Vallah, Amritsar. 100 patients were selected by using purposive sampling technique (50 in experimental group and 50 in control group). The results reveals that there was effectiveness of moist heat therapy on visibility and palpability of veins in experimental group with pretest mean and SD were 1.640±0.598 and post test mean and SD were 3.500 ±1.035 which was found to be significant at p≤0.01 level of significance. Post test visibility and palpability of veins in experimental and control group was found to be significant at p≤0.01 level of significance. The number of attempts taken to insert IV cannula and pain experienced by patients while undergoing peripheral IV cannulation in experimental and control group were found to be significant at p≤0.01 level of significance. The study concludes that the moist heat therapy was effective in improving the visibility and palpability of veins, reducing the number of attempts taken to insert IV cannula and reduce the pain while undergoing peripheral intravenous cannulation.
Key words: visibility, palpability, pricks and pain.