Mona Mohamed Mayhob^1,, Manal Abdelsalam²

Infection of central venous catheter continues to be one of the most serious health problems among patients receiving total parenteral nutrition, and this infection remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. Therefore, reduction of central venous catheter infection may be achieved through providing appropriate education and training for all health team members specially nurses. Aim of the study: Evaluate effect of educational nursing guideline on preventing central venous catheter-related infection among patients receiving total parenteral nutrition. Data Collection Tools: First Tool; Self-administered Questionnaire that included two parts; Part one: Demographic characteristics of the nurses; Part two: Nurses’ knowledge about central venous catheter infection preventive measures. Second Tool: Nurses’ Practice Observational Checklist and Third Tool: Visual Infusion Phlebitis Score that was used to assess catheter-related infection. Results: The results of this study showed that, there was a highly statistically significant difference between both groups (study & control) regarding prevention of central venous catheter-related infection (P < 0.00). Conclusion: Implementing educational nursing guideline for preventing central venous catheter-related infection among the patients who receive total parental nutrition showed a highly statistically significant positive effect on reducing the developed grade of phlebitis. Recommendations: This study recommended conducting the developed educational nursing guideline program for nurses to train them on central venous catheter, use proper procedures for the insertion, maintenance, and appropriate infection control measures to prevent central venous catheter-related infection.

central venous catheter, educational, nursing guideline, associated infection, total parenteral nutrition