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    Intravenous Infiltration and Extravasations: Knowledge among Nurses in Pediatric Hospitals in Khartoum State
    (Faculty of Nursing Sciences - Al Neelain University, 2020) Howaida Mohammed Gassmalla Hassan, Abdelmoniem Mohamed Hamid
    Background: Infiltration and extravasation are complications of intravenous administration therapies involving unintended leakage of solution into the surrounding tissue. Consequences range from local irritation to amputation. The aim of the study isto study nurses’ knowledge about intravenous infiltration and extravasation. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional, hospital based-study. A study conducted at four pediatric hospitals in Khartoum state. 165 nurses were included using simple random sampling of different working experience.Data was collected by face to face interview questionnaire; knowledge scored according to Likert scale three points, from one to three, 3 being good, 2 for fair and 1 for poor for each question has an answer with more than or equal to three values. The data was managed and analyzed by statistical packages of social sciences version 20. Results: (25.5%) of participants defined intravenous infiltration correctly, most participants (76.4%) had a poor level of knowledge about identification of infiltration, only (1.8%) of participants knew term extravasation, and the majority of nurses (78.2%) had a poor level of knowledge that antibiotics causing extravasation. There was statistically significant with qualification (P value 0.001) Conclusion: The study concluded that nurses had a poor level of knowledge on intravenous infiltration and extravasation. The study recommended (education, guideline and standards) for intravenous therapy should be adopted to ensure the best practices. Key words: Intravenous infiltration, extravasation, knowledge