Infusion therapy clinical practice 2° ed

Infusion Therapy in Clinical Practice is the second edition of Intravenous Therapy: Clinical Principles and Practice. The title has been changed to reflect the broadening scope of practice for the intravenous nurse including intrathecal, intraosseous, and epidural procedures, as well as subcutaneous pain management, conscious sedation, and the use of catheters not being inserted intravenously. Infusion Therapy in Clinical Practice is a reference text that comprehensively addresses every aspect of infusion therapy. The content is applicable to all settings where infusion therapy is practiced. All nine core areas of infusion/intravenous nursing as defined by the INS Certification Corporation are covered in this text: technical and clinical, fluid and electrolytes, pharmacology, infection control, transfusion therapy, oncology, pediatrics, total parenteral nutrition, and quality assurance. In addition, management, research, education, and risk management are also covered as they relate to infusion therapy. Although all of the chapters have been organized systematically, beginning with introductory material before moving into physiological considerations and intravenous agents, each chapter has been written to stand alone, so that an experienced practitioner may simply refer to individual chapters for a succinct reference.

SECTION. INTRODUCTION · History of 4.Therapy · 4.Nursing as a Specialty · Case Management · Quality Management · Legal Aspects of 4.Nursing · SECTION. PHYSIOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS · Anatomy and Physiology Related to 4.Therapy · Fluids and Electrolytes · Infection Control · SECTION. INTRAVENOUS AGENTS · Parenteral Fluids · Blood Component · Therapy · Pharmacology · Parenteral Nutrition · Oncologic Therapy · Pain Management · SECTION. INTRAVENOUS THERAPY EQUIPMENT · Types of 4.Therapy Equipment · 4.Therapy Equipment: Preparation, Maintenance & Problem Solving · Product Selection and Evaluation · SECTION. NURSING CARE · Pain Assessment · Intravenous Therapy Calculations · Obtaining Vascular Access · Intravenous Monitoring and Catheter Care · Changing and Discontinuing 4.Therapy · Hemodynamic Monitoring · 4.Complications · Patient Education · Documentation · SECTION. INTRAVENOUS THERAPY ACROSS THE CONTINUUM · 4.Therapy in the Acute Care Setting · 4.Therapy in the Home Care Setting · 4.Therapy in the Alternate Settings · SECTION. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS · 4.Therapy in Children · 4.Therapy in the Older Adult · Conscious Sedation · 4.Therapy in Radiology · Management of Hazardous Materials · Professional Ethics · Research · Entrepreneurial Roles in 4.Therapy · Future of 4.Therapy

Intravenous nurses, and nurses in critical care, oncology, homehealth, and acute care, Graduate nursing programs.