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

Title: Are current clinical guidelines on the use of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula for blood draws supported by evidence? An organizational case study
Creator: Jacob, Alycia; Coventry, Linda; Davies, Hugh; Jacob, Elisabeth
Relation: Nursing Open Vol. 7, Issue 6, p. 1746-1754
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.559
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2020
Description: 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.
Subject: blood sampling; cannula; evidence-based practice; health policies; policy development; venipuncture
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1440130
Identifier: uon:41079
Identifier: ISSN:2054-1058
Language: eng
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