International Journal of Medical Surgical Nursing

Thrombophelebitis and Palm Fisting Exercise-peripheral Intravenous Cannula

  1. Tamilselvi .
  2. Ezhilarasi J
  3. Gowri R
  4. Gunapriya J

Abstract

A quantitative quasi-experimental design was conducted among 60 IV Cannula patients. The demographic data by self-structured questionnaire, were collected from the samples, followed by that the pre-test was conducted by using phlebitis assessment scale. After a period of intervention with palm fisting exercise, post-test was done by using same phlebitis assessment scale. The results the study revealed that there is a significant change in the post-test level of phlebitis at the level of p<0.001 after the intervention among the samples. Thus, the present study proves that, palm fisting exercise highly effective method for thrombophlebitis for hospitalized patients.

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