Intravenous therapy: clinical principles and practice

Part 1 Introduction: history of intravenous therapy; intravenous nursing as a specialty; the intravenous therapy department; quality management; legal aspects of intravenous nursing. Part 2 Physiologic considerations: anatomy and physiology related to intravenous therapy; fluid/electrolytes; infection control. Part 3 Agents: parenteral fluids; blood and blood component therapy; pharmacology; parenteral nutrition; oncology agents; pain management. Part 4 Equipment: types of intravenous therapy equipment; intravenous equipment - preparation, maintenance and problem-solving; product selection and evaluation. Part 5 Nursing care: patient assessment; intravenous calculations; obtaining vascular access; intravenous monitoring and catheter care; changing and discontinuing intravenous therapy; haemondynamic monitoring; intravenous complications; patient education; documentation. Part 6 Special considerations: intravenous therapy in children; intravenous therapy in the older adult; intravenous therapy in the home; intravenous therapy in alternate settings. Part 7 professional issues: ethics; research; future of intravenous therapy.

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This text addresses special areas of IV therapy, including oncology and pain management, blood and blood components and parenteral nutrition. The book also offers calculations required for parenteral therapies and applies IV therapy to a variety of settings, including home health care and long- term care. in addition, it provides therapy principles for care of paediatric and geriatric patients.; The book demonstrates the development of the patient education process and provides tips for patient education. It also provides descriptions, illustrations and uses for a wide variety of IV-related equipment.