The Effect of Nurse Training on the Improvement of Subcutaneous Heparin Applications

Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences

One of the most important duties and responsibilities of nurses is drug administration. During drug administration, the nurse uses appropriate administration techniques and ensures patient safety by knowing the drugs and their side effects. This study aimed to examine the effect of nurse training on the improvement of subcutaneous heparin applications. In this study, it was planned to train nurses by using two different training methods. These methods are online and face-to-face training.

In both methods, it was planned to evaluate the subcutaneous drug administration knowledge and skill of nurses before and after the training.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Nursing Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mobile-based video; Other: Face-to-face

Detailed Description

Drug administration is a common nursing clinical intervention. The nurse ensures patient safety by using compatible administration techniques and being aware of the side effects of medications. Pharmacological agents such as heparins, vaccines, insulin, hormone drugs, etc., are generally inappropriate with oral, intravenous or intamuscular intake. Thereupon, they have to be administered by means of subcutaneous (SC) injection. Subcutaneous medications are injected into the tissue layer between the skin and the muscle that is called subcutaneous tissue where does not have a rich blood supply. Suitable areas for subcutaneous injction application are the lateral aspect of the upper arms, posterior aspect of the upper arms, anterior surface of the thigh, unders the scapulas and abdomen in the umbilical region. For the reason that abdominal region has an excess subcutaneous fat tissue, enough space for repeated injections and less muscle activity, it is highly preferred for subcutaneous injections. The angle of entry of the needle into the tissue depends on the needle length and the thickness of the subcutaneous tissue mass. A 90-degree angle is used if the subcutaneous tissue thicknes is about 5 cm. However, when it is 2.5 cm the angle of a 45-degree angle is recommended. To check whether the needle tip is in the vein or not during the application causes the needle movement in the tissue that then results in vascular damage, bleeding, ecchymosis and hematoma formation. Airlock technique in subcutaneous inections is recommended as it ensures that the entire drug is delivered to the tissue as well as preventing the escape of the drug.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Demet İnangil; Phone Number: 05303021160; Email: demet.inangil@sbu.edu.tr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• not have administered subcutaneous heparin in the clinical practice

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental; Nurses in the experimental group participated in mobile-based video learning.	Other: Mobile-based video; Nurses in the experimental group participated in mobile-based video learning.; Other Names: SC Heparin Interventions
Active Comparator: Control; Nurses in the experimental group participated in face-to-face learning.	Other: Face-to-face; Nurses in the experimental group participated in face-to-face learning.; Other Names: SC Heparin Interventions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improvement of subcutaneous heparin applications	The primary outcome of this study is the improvement of nurses' subcutaneous heparin applications. The 25-item checklist prepared by the researchers based on the literature includes the application steps of subcutaneous heparin knowledge and skill.	Through study completion, an average of 1 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Comparision of two different method	The secondary outcome of this study is the comparison of the two different education methods.The 25-item checklist prepared by the researchers based on the literature includes the application steps of subcutaneous heparin knowledge and skill.	Through study completion, an average of 1 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Demet İnangil, Istanbul Saglık Bilimleri University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hegland PA, Aarlie H, Stromme H, Jamtvedt G. Simulation-based training for nurses: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Nurse Educ Today. 2017 Jul;54:6-20. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.04.004. Epub 2017 Apr 19.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): July 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 10, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 21, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Subcutaneous heparin injections, nursing, training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Fibrinolytic Agents; Fibrin Modulating Agents; Anticoagulants; Heparin; Calcium heparin
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1640

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No