Nurses' knowledge and experiences of peripheral intravenous catheter insertion at a tertiary paediatric health centre.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine paediatric nurses' knowledge and experiences of PIVC insertion.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, nurses working in a paediatric hospital in Izmir, Türkiye, between May and September 2019 were included (225; 67.4%).

Complications of peripheral intravenous catheters and risk factors for infiltration and phlebitis in children.

Aim: This study aimed to identify the types of complications of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in hospitalised children and possible risk factors for the development of extravasation, infiltration and phlebitis.

Method: The study was conducted in the largest children's hospital in a region of Turkey, with a bed capacity of 354 and 1400 employees, which provides care only to paediatric patients aged from newborn to 18 years old. In this 5-month prospective study, the complications of PIVCs in hospitalised children and risk factors leading to the development of extravasation, infiltration and phlebitis were recorded.