Table 2 Background characteristics for PVCs, patients and RNs

PVCs

Baseline (n = 626)

Post-intervention (n = 618)

Baseline (n = 724)

Post-intervention (n = 674)

 Median for PVC days (range)

2 (1–14)

2 (1–12)

2 (1–12)

3 (1–14)

 Mean, PVC days (standard error)*

2.6 (0.1)

2.7 (0.1)

2.8 (0.1)

2.9 (0.1)

  26G

142 (22.8)

121 (19.6)

234 (32.4)

240 (35.6)

  24G

307 (49.3)

338 (54.7)

365 (50.5)

296 (43.9)

  22G

154 (24.7)

151 (24.4)

109 (15.1)

115 (17.1)

  20G

20(3.2)

6 (1.0)

13 (1.8)

19 (2.8)

  18G

–

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

4 (0.6)

  17G

–

–

1 (0.1)

–

  Missing

3 (0.5)

–

1 (0.2)

–

  Hand

229 (36.8)

228 (37.0)

269 (37.2)

254 (37.7)

  Wrist

21 (3.4)

23 (3.7)

24 (3.3)

18 (2.7)

  Forearm

17 (2.7)

22 (3.6)

16 (2.2)

19 (2.8)

  Bend of the arm

208 (33.4)

222 (36.0)

217 (30.0)

187 (27.7)

  Upper part of the arm

–

1 (0.2)

–

–

  Toe

–

–

–

1 (0.1)

  Foot

92 (14.8)

63 (10.2)

121 (16.7)

110 (16.3)

  Ankle

20 (3.2)

23 (3.7)

20 (2.8)

10 (1.5)

  Lower part of the leg

3 (0.5)

4 (0.6)

–

–

  Groin

–

–

2 (0.3)

4 (0.6)

  Neck

1 (0.2)

–

–

–

  Head

32 (5.1)

31 (5.0)

55 (7.6)

71 (10.5)

  Missing

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

–

–

Patients/unique admissions

Baseline (n = 475)

Post-intervention (n = 466)

Baseline (n = 564)

Post-intervention (n = 500)

 Median age, years (range)

3.0 (0–19)

3.5 (0–25)

2.0 (0–19)

1.5 (0–19)

 Female, n (%)

226 (47.6)

201 (43.1)

253 (44.9)

209 (41.8)

 Male, n (%)

249 (52.4)

265 (56.9)

311 (55.1)

291 (58.2)

 Acute admission, n (%)

340 (71.6)

331 (71.0)

394 (69.9)

331 (66.2)

 Median length of stay, days (range)

5 (1–100)

5 (1–100)

4 (1–95)

4 (1–255)

RNs

Baseline (n = 108)

Post-intervention (n = 106)

Baseline (n = 104)

Post-intervention (n = 102)

 Median age, years (range)

36 (23–59)

36 (22–61)

35 (24–62)

35 (24–62)

 Female, n (%)

102 (94.4)

100 (97.1 )

102 (99.0)

100 (98.0)

 Median years since nursing certificate (range)

9.0 (1–40)

7.0 (0–40)

7.0 (1–42)

6.0 (0–39)

 Median years at current unit (range)

3.1 (0–32)

2.7 (0–15)

3.7 (0–40)

2.0 (0–25)

 Employment

  Full-time, n (%)

64 (60.9)

72 (70.6)

58 (55.8)

48 (48.0)

  Part-time, n (%)

41 (39.0)

30 (29.4)

46 (44.2)

52 (51.0)

 Educational level

  Basic, n (%)

53 (52.0)

56 (54.0)

62 (59.6)

67 (66.0)

  Advanced, n (%)

49 (48.0)

47 (46.0)

42 (40.4)

34 (34.0)

 Awareness of the CPGs, n (%)

74 (68.5)

72 (67.9)

61 (58.7)

79 (77.5)