Are current clinical guidelines on the use of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula for blood draws supported by evidence? An organizational case study

Jacob, Alycia, Coventry, Linda, Davies, Hugh, and Jacob, Elisabeth (2020) Are current clinical guidelines on the use of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula for blood draws supported by evidence? An organizational case study. Nursing Open, 7 (6). pp. 1746-1754.

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Abstract

Aim: To examine the quality of evidence used to inform health policies. Policies on peripheral intravenous cannulas were used as exemplars.

Design: An organizational case study design was used, using the STROBE reporting guidelines.

Methods: Policy guidelines were sourced between June and September 2018 from health departments in Australia. Seven documents were compared regarding intravenous cannula dwell times and blood collection use. Evidence used in the documents was critiqued using assessment guideline from the Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine.

Results: Large variations exist between policies regarding blood sampling and dwell time. Evidence used a variety of sources. Few references received an A evidence rating and policies differed in their interpretation of evidence.

Item ID: 75327
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2054-1058
Keywords: blood sampling, cannula, evidence-based practice, health policies, policy development, venipuncture
Copyright Information: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.© 2020 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2022 23:18
FoR Codes: 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4205 Nursing > 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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