A STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCTION OF PAIN LEVEL BETWEEN SIMPLE INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION AND PRO-SAFETY INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION

The word pain is derived from the Latin word 'poena' which means punishment, which in turn derived from the Sanskrit root 'pu' meaning purification. Pain is complex, multidimensional experience. A study to compare the effectiveness in reduction of pain level between simple intravenous cannulation and pro-safety intravenous cannulation. The study was conducted at selected hospitals of Anand district, Gujarat. A sample of60 patients were selected using Non probability purposive sampling technique and randomly assigned into two groups. A Numerical rating scale was used by the investigator for data collection. The findings of the study illustrate that in simple IV cannula majority of the participants 25 ( 83.3%) were having moderate pain, 5 (16.7%) were having mild pain and the mean pain score is 4.3. In pro safety IV cannulation majority of the participants 24 ( 80%) were having mild pain, only 6 (20%) were having moderate pain and mean pain score is 2.67.Unpaired t calculated value is 6.49 *p<0.05 is significant at 0.05% level. This indicates that the pro safety IV cannulation is effective in reducing pain compare to simple IV cannulation. Calculated chi square value was less than the chi square tabulated value at 0.05 level of significance for all the selected demographic variables, hence it conclude that there is no significant association between simple IV cannulation and pro safety IV cannulation pain and demographic variables of selected patients.