Factors associated with the disinfection of devices attached to peripheral intravenous catheters performed by the nursing team in pediatric units.

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheterization, as well as drug administration through it, represents one of the most performed procedures by the Nursing team and, for that, precautions need to be adopted to offer harm-free care.

Objective: To verify the association of Nursing professionals' work shift and training time with proper disinfection of intravenous catheter devices in pediatric units.

Methods: A cross-sectional and analytical study conducted between June and August 2021 in three hospitalization units of a Pediatric Hospital.

[The meaning of hospitalization from the perspective of the caregiver: A qualitative study].

Objectives: Knowing the meaning of hospitalization for the family caregiver of the hospitalized sick person.

Method: Qualitative study using grounded theory. Participants were included if they met the following criteria: a) being part of the family; b) the sick person was admitted into a hospital in the state of Chihuahua; and c) the hospitalized person was over 18 years old.