IV Therapy For Dummies
The fast and painless way to ace your IV therapy courseAre you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here!IV Therapy For Dummiesgives you current, easy-to-follow guidance on everything you'll encounter in class, including delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, professional standards, and documentation. So what are you waiting for?Tap into it — get the scoop on the medical-legal aspects of IV therapy, including federal, state, and institutional standards of care, and find out how to avoid malpractice problems and keep yourself and your patients safeFind your type — journey into the cellular world of fluid and electrolyte balance, get the 4-1-1 on the components and compatibilities of life-saving blood products, and look at the pros and cons of chemotherapyGet familiar with tools of the trade — find out how to administer medications by IV push and piggyback and how to put the power of technology to work with infusion pumps, auto-syringe pumps, and patient-controlled anesthesia pumpsFocus on administration — get a rundown on how to assess patients, administer specialty IV substances, and manage adverse IV reactionsOpen the book and find:Common types of IV therapyMain ways to administer IVsThe role you play in IV therapyLegal standards of careWays to implement risk- management strategiesBlood component therapy basicsThe keys to diligent documentationSimplified methods for calculating common IV infusion rates and dosagesConsiderations for unique populationsLearn to:Make sense of delivery methods and flow ratesGet a handle on legal issues and documentationTailor therapies to patients' needs