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C Rizzuto

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PubMed1991

Clinical predictors of intravenous site symptoms.

The purpose of this prospective multi-site study was to determine the frequency of intravenous (IV) site symptoms and to develop a preliminary model of the factors implicated in the number of these symptoms. In a sample of 514 patients from four institutions, IV site symptoms including pain, redness, swelling, induration, and/or a venous cord were present in 205 (39.9%) of the patients. The IV catheters were in place an average of 48.7 hr. There were no significant differences in symptoms by hospital site. Using multiple regression techniques, a seven-factor model explained 18% of the variance in number of IV site symptoms. Further research is required to explore other potential causes for the numbers of IV site symptoms.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Intravenous therapy management: who will develop insertion site symptoms?

In this multisite study, symptoms at the intravenous (IV) insertion site and the relationship of patient and clinical data to these symptoms are described. It was found that approximately 40% of the subjects experienced at least one site symptom. The most common was pain. Presence of symptoms was associated with IV site duration, potassium chloride concentration, number of antibiotics, and solution osmolarity. Infusions started by anesthesiologists and sites with no dressings were least likely to be symptomatic.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Outcomes of research consortium project.

In previous articles, 1-3 the authors described the evolution and activities of the consortium project, a unique collaborative model for facilitating the conduct of nursing research in service settings. The authors' aim in these articles was to provide information useful to nursing administrators as they fulfill their professional obligation to support and foster the involvement of their staff in nursing research activities. Now, after five years of funding, the chronicle of this project's development, its successes, and difficulties would be incomplete without a final report of the experience. Therefore, this article describes the last two years of the consortium project.

Clinical Nursing Research↗
PubMed1988

Research in service settings: Part I--Consortium project outcomes.

As nurse executives in today's cost-conscious environment attempt to meet their professional responsibilities for encouraging and supporting staff involvement in nursing research, they may wish to consider strategies similar to those described here. In this unique 3-year project, a consortium of nine health care agencies shared research expertise and resources, with the overall aim of incorporating nursing research into practice. This article reports the outcomes and the authors' assessment of the experience. Part 2 , which will be published in the March issue of JONA will describe the consortium's current focus and program.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Research in service settings: Part II--Consortium project.

Part I (February 1988) of this series of two articles described the outcomes of the first 3 years of this project, which is aimed at incorporating nursing research in service settings through a consortium of health care agencies. So that nurse executives interested in employing similar strategies in their own geographic area may have a complete picture of the evolution of this collaborative approach, Part II describes the consortium's current program and its ongoing development.

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Unit-based research in critical care nursing.

This article describes the characteristics of unit-based nursing research, highlighting the experiences of staff nurses on two critical care units. On both units, study findings facilitated changes in practice. The authors evaluate their experience and offer suggestions to critical care nurses interested in unit-based research.

Clinical Nursing Research↗
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Data collection as an educational process.

Data collection, an experiential method for learning about the research process, may affect the attitudes and future research involvement of nurse data collectors. This study describes the effects of the data collection experience on nurses' perceptions of nursing research and the research environment and on their plans for research involvement. Implications of using the data collection experience as an educational process about research are included.

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