The parent, child and young person experience of difficult venous access and recommendations for clinical practice: A qualitative descriptive study.

Aims And Objectives: Explore the parent and child/young person experience of difficult venous access and identify ideas and preferences for changes to clinical practice.

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion is one of the most common invasive procedures in hospitalised paediatric patients. Multiple insertion attempts in paediatric patients are common and associated with pain and distress.