DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, TRAINING AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONALS PERFORMING PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETERIZATION IN BRAZIL

Silva, Bianka Sousa Martins; Santos, Luciano Marques dos; Rocha, Patrícia Kuerten; Silva, Ana Valeska Siebra e; Avelar, Ariane Ferreira Machado; Kusahara, Denise Miyuki

doi:10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2022-0335en

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Original Article • Texto contexto - enferm. 32 • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2022-0335en linkcopy

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, TRAINING AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONALS PERFORMING PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETERIZATION IN BRAZIL

PERFIL DEMOGRÁFICO, FORMACIÓN Y EXPERIENCIA PRÁCTICA DE LOS PROFESIONALES QUE REALIZAN CATETERISMO INTRAVENOSO PERIFÉRICO EN BRASIL

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ABSTRACT

Objective: to describe the demographic profile, training and practical experience of professionals who perform peripheral intravenous catheterization in Brazil.

Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out in the five macroregions of Brazil with 2,584 nursing professionals who worked in direct care of patients undergoing peripheral intravenous catheterization, using a questionnaire containing professional demographic characteristics, training and experience. Data collection took place between July 2021 and May 2022. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA test, Pearson’s chi-square test for k independent samples and Tukey’s multiple comparison test and adjusted residuals were used.

Results: most nursing professionals resided in the southeast macro-region and were women. The mean age of nurses was 39.52 (±8.74) years, technicians, 39.66 (±9.22), and nursing assistants, 40.61 (±10.57). The mean training time for nurses was 11.83 (±8.18) years, for nursing technicians, 10.81 (±7.62), and for nursing assistants, 11.19 (±8.33). During the training process, most professionals received lessons in pharmacology, vascular access devices and venous catheterization. The mean number of devices inserted by nurses, in a 12-hour shift, was lower than the mean inserted by technicians and nursing assistants.

Conclusion: nurses are not recognized as professionals legally responsible for the peripheral intravenous catheterization procedure, and intravenous therapy implementation is predominantly carried out by technicians and nursing assistants. The training process is incipient.

DESCRIPTORS: Catheterization peripheral; Infusions intravenous; Nursing team; Professional competence; Clinical competence

Variable	Nurse (n=1,214)		Nursing technician (n=1,166)		Nursing assistant (n = 204)		p-value
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Macroregion
North	10	0.8	13	1.2	-	-	0.000‡
Northeast	98^§	8.9	98 ^\|\|	8.9	1 ^\|\|	0.5
Midwest	33 ^§	2.8	14 ^\|\|	1.3	-	-
Southeast	907 ^\|\|	76.3	916 ^§	82.8	197 ^§	99.0
South	86 ^§	7.2	65	5.9	1 ^§	0.5
Sex
Female	1035	85.4	973	83.6	170	84.1	0.223‡
Male	177	14.6	190	16.4	32	15.9
Age*
Up to 25 years	37 ^\|\|	3.1	100 ^§	8.7	20 ^§	10.0	0.000‡
26 to 35 years	388 ^§	32.5	261 ^\|\|	22.8	44 ^\|\|	21.9
36 to 50 years	625 ^\|\|	52.3	643 ^§	56.3	106	52.7
51 to 60 years	129	10.8	131	11.5	23	11.4
≥ 61 years	15	1.3	8	0.7	8	4.0
Field of action
Care	946 ^\|\|	78.2	1111 ^§	96.5	199 ^§	97.5	0.000‡
Management	123 ^§	10.2	9 ^\|\|	0.8	-	-
Teaching	123 ^§	10.2	18 ^\|\|	1.6	1 ^\|\|	0.5
Research	17	1.4	13	1.1	2	1.0
Occupation area†
Child’s health	404	22.1	353	20.8	57	19.8
Newborn health	265 ^§	14.4	179 ^\|\|	10.5	18 ^\|\|	6.2
Adult/elder health	918 ^\|\|	50.1	961 ^§	56.6	176 ^§	61.1
Women’s health	246	13.4	204	12.1	37	12.9	0.025‡
Professional who most performs peripheral intravenous catheterization
Nurse	102	8.5	20	1.7	7	3.5	0.000‡
Nursing technician	999	83.0	1069	93.1	38	19.1
Nursing assistant	102	8.5	59	5.1	154	77.4
Number of vascular access devices inserted (12-hour shift)
Mean	5.07**^.††	-	9.55**	-	10.9^††	-	0.000^¶
Standard deviation	8.08	-	12.8	-	16.5	-
Professional legally responsible for peripheral intravenous catheterization
Any professional in the unit	852	70.8	931	81.2	161	81.3	0.000‡
Who is taking care of the shift	47	3.9	84	7.3	14	7.1
Nurse	303	25.2	124	10.8	23	11.6
Physician	2	0.2	7	0.6	-	-

Variable	Nurse (n=1,214)		Nursing technician (n=1,166)		Nursing assistant (n=204)		p-value
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value
Took a class on pharmacology
Yes	1143	94.2	959	82.2	173	84.8
No	71	5.8	207	17.8	31	15.2	0.000*
Took a class on the chemical properties of drugs
Yes	821	67.6	435	37.3	72	35.3
No	393	32.4	731	62.7	132	64.7	0.000*
Took a class on vascular access device
Yes	989	81.5	827	70.9	140	68.6
No	225	18.5	339	29.1	64	31.4	0.000*
Took a class on peripheral venous access
Yes	1048	86.3	1031	88.4	169	82.8
No	166	13.7	135	11.6	35	17.2	0.058*
Specialization in the field
Yes	796	65.9	297	26.0	33	16.6
No	370	30.7	684	59.9	129	64.8	0.000*
Not applicable	41	3.4	160	14.0	37	18.6
In-service training on vascular access device (last 12 months)
Yes	881	73.1	768	66.9	152	74.9
No	325	26.9	380	33.1	51	25.1	0.002*
Training time
Mean	11.83^‡	-	10.81^‡	-	11.19	-	0.008†
Standard deviation	8.18	-	7.62	-	8.33	-

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[TFN1] *Stratification according to the construct of the sociology of professions15; ^†Professional could check more than one option; ^‡Pearson’s chi-square test for k independent samples; §Adjusted residual > 1.96; ^|| Adjusted residual < -1.96; ¶ One-way ANOVA test for independent samples; ** Tukey test: Mean _nurse < Mean _{nursing technician} (p=0.000).; ^†† Tukey test: Mean _nurse < Mean _{nursing assistant} (p=0.000).