Findings from a qualitative study on final year nursing students’ experiences on their venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation training.

Orlaith Hernon, Dr. Edel McSharry, Caitríona Duggan, Dr. Iain MacLaren & Dr. Peter J. Carr

Background and Objective

The learning of clinical skills, such as venepuncture and peripheral intravenous cannulation, can be stressful and difficult for student nurses. 1,2

A qualitative descriptive study was performed on a group of final year nursing students regarding their experiences on the training they received on these skills in both the educational setting and clinical practice.