THE PLACEMENT OF INTRAVENOUS CATHETER INSTALLATION WITH PHLEBITIS IN DISEASE IN IN-PATIENT ROOM OF CIAMIS REGIONAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Phlebitis is an inflammation of the veins caused by mechanical, bacterial, or chemical irritants. Based on the Medical Record Data of Ciamis District Hospital (2016) the incidence of phlebitis increases every year. The impact of phlebitis is comfort, the patient's activities and sleep patterns are disrupted. Some references from research and theory obtained from nursing books regarding the setting of intravenous catheters are gaps; the location of the installation of a good intravenous catheter is placed in the hands or arms first to reduce the risk of phlebitis. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of intravenous catheter placement with phlebitis in desease in in-patient room of Ciamis Regional Public Hospital in 2017. The method in this study is analytic association/correlation. The population in this study is all in-patients who are infused in the Class III of In-patient Room of the Ciamis Regional Public Hospital in May-June 2017 that covering 3 rooms, namely the Lotus Room, the Dahlia Room, and the Kenanga Room. The sampling technique used is Proportional Random Samplingwhich is partially in the population that can represent an overall target of 55 people divided into 3 rooms, they are 16 people Lotus Room, 19 people Dahlia Room, 20 people Kenanga Room. The results shows that there is a significant relationship between the Intravenous Catheter Placement and Phlebitis in disease in in-patient room of Ciamis Regional Public Hospital in 2017 because of the value of p-value (0.003) <α (0.05). An OR value of 6.909 was also obtained, meaning that the location of intravenous catheter placement in the hand had a greater risk of 6,909 times for phlebitis compared to the location of catheter placement in the arm. Veins in the hand that often occur phlebitis, namely the radial vein as many as 19 respondents (34.5%), metacarpal veins as many as 13 respondents (23.6%).