The effect of a nurse education program on infiltration and extravasation in pediatric patients at a university hospital

Aim: Prevention of infiltration/extravasation (I/E) in pediatric patients is important. This study has examined the effect of an educationprogram, which aims to prevent and manage pediatric I/E, on I/E rates in pediatric patients.Materials and Methods: This is a semi-experimental study with a single group pre-test/post-test design. A sample of 79 nursing staff and 289 IVcatheters of 150 pediatric patients was investigated. Pediatric I/E training was given to the nurses and the effectiveness of the training programand I/E rates before and after the training were evaluated.Results: Compared to the pre-education phase, there was a significant increase in the mean scores of the nurses’ knowledge in the posteducation phase (t: 7,328; p