The perfect resource for any setting requiring infusion therapy skills! This latest update is based on the
6th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.
Manual of I.V. Therapeutics: Evidence-Based Practice for Infusion Therapy is an ideal resource for classroom and clinical settings as it progresses from the basics to advanced techniques while incorporating theory into practice.
Key Features
- Focus on evidence-based practice
- Integrates pediatric and geriatric content throughout
- New section “Thinking Critically”, on case study has been added
- Emphasizes standards of practice through its use of guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Infusion Nursing Society (INS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Offers well organized pedagogical tools, including…
- Learning Objectives
- Nursing Fast Facts
- Age-related and Cultural Considerations
- Nursing Plans of Care
- Home Care Issues
- Patient Education
- Key Points and
- Review Questions
- Provides competency criteria for hospital policy and procedure development required by The Joint Commission
- Presents detailed step-by-step procedures for subcutaneous infusion of pain medication, peripherally inserted catheters (PICCs), epidural pain medication administration and patient controlled analgesic therapy
- Includes topic on, "Venipuncture for Blood Withdrawal"
- Examines delivery of IV therapy in the home setting
- Includes Competency Skill Checklists for evaluating procedures
- Emphasizes delivery of IV therapy in the home setting Includes boxes for age-related considerations as well as cultural considerations in delivering I.V. care
- Highlights critical content in "Nursing Fast Fact" section
- Spotlights assessment and intervention guidelines in "Nursing Points-of-Care" section for quick access to core clinical content
ISBN 10: 0803638469
ISBN 13: 978-0803638464