The effectiveness of warm application on accessibility of peripheral intravenous cannulation among patient’s receiving chemotherapy: A quasi experimental study

Abstract

A Quasi experimental study was done to assess the Effectiveness of Warm application on Accessibility of Peripheral Intravenous cannulation Among Patient’s receiving chemotherapy in oncology ward in GKNM hospital, Coimbatore. Using Non-equivalent control group design and purposive sampling, 90 samples were selected and allotted to Experimental and control groups (n=45).Modified Ernestine Weidenbach’s helping art model was adopted for conceptual frame work. The data collection was done using Standard Vein Assessment tool (SVAT).The pre-test was performed for all the samples and intervention was provided for 10 minutes prior to cannulation at the selected site for the experimental group and post-test was done. The control group received routine care. The analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded that warm application improves the accessibility of veins for peripheral cannulation (t=5.535, df=88, p