Table 2 Comforting strategies used by health care providers during IV line insertion
Comforting strategy | Frequency | Percentage (%) N = 105 |
|---|---|---|
Greeted the child | ||
Yes | 75 | 72 |
No | 30 | 29 |
Greeted the parent/care taker | ||
Yes | 94 | 90 |
No | 11 | 10 |
Allowed child to suckle preferred thumb and or hand | ||
Yes | 31 | 30 |
No | 74 | 70 |
Directed one of the child’s fingers into its mouth for sucking | ||
Yes | 10 | 10 |
No | 95 | 90 |
Avoided the hand the child favored to use | ||
Yes | 47 | 45 |
No | 58 | 55 |
Encouraged skin-to-skin contact with mother | ||
Yes | 54 | 51 |
No | 51 | 49 |
Encouraged the mother to breast feed her child | ||
Yes | 61 | 58 |
No | 44 | 42 |
Explained procedure to the child and gave opportunity to ask questions | ||
Yes | 44 | 42 |
No | 61 | 58 |
Directed the mother to tuck her child | ||
Yes | 40 | 38 |
No | 65 | 62 |
Directed the mother to hand-swaddle her child | ||
Yes | 41 | 39 |
No | 64 | 61 |
Obtained verbal consent from child and mother | ||
Yes | 60 | 57 |
No | 45 | 43 |
Consulted and offered the child the preferred choice of pain relief | ||
Yes | 6 | 6 |
No | 99 | 94 |
Established distraction techniques | ||
Yes | 33 | 31 |
No | 72 | 69 |
Positioned the child appropriately | ||
Yes | 89 | 85 |
No | 16 | 15 |
Allowed the child freedom to select its chosen position | ||
Yes | 29 | 28 |
No | 76 | 72 |
Ensured that the chosen position was comfortable | ||
Yes | 72 | 69 |
No | 33 | 31 |
Provided play preparation like a doll | ||
Yes | 19 | 18 |
No | 86 | 82 |
Consulted the child and mother on previous successes and failures | ||
Yes | 39 | 37 |
No | 66 | 63 |