Effect of Two Different Methods on Pain and Anxiety

Inclusion Criteria: * Admission to the General Surgery clinic. * No verbal, perceptual and visual communication problems, * Being between 18 - 65 years old, * Being literate, * Volunteer to participate in the research, * Not using drugs that will create a chronic analgesic effect, * Absence of chronic or acute pain, * No intervention in the last month in the vein where an IV catheter was placed. * The absence of scar tissue and infection in the areas to be used for IV catheter placement, * It was determined as not having a disease (such as neuropathy) that would cause problems in feeling pain. Exclusion Criteria: * The individual's desire to leave the study, * Inability to perform the ball squeezing motion, * Feeling unwell during IV catheter placement (such as dizziness, palpitations), * During use of VR, the patient experiences symptoms such as nausea and dizziness, * Using sedatives or alcohol, Termination criteria • Failure of PIV catheter placement,