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Cengage Intravenous Infusion Therapy Skills Checklists 2007 Edition by Josephson
Learn step-by-step procedural instructions to ensure safe and accurate technique! Intravenous infusion therapy is a key nursing responsibility. Practitioners are charged with safe patient care through preparation, set-up, administration, and follow-up care related to IV medication administration. Excellent technique, thorough knowledge, and precision in execution are all needed to ensure safe practice. Intravenous Infusion Therapy Skills Checklists is a must-have reference for any professional who is performing procedures and wants to become a safe practitioner. These checklists will allow you to judge your competence in performing 37 different IV therapy procedures. Skills range from Preparing the Infusion Site to Starting an IV, to Flushing the CVC and Transfusion of Blood Components. Table of contents :- 1 Tourniquet Application2 Primary Infusion Setup3 Preparing the Infusion Site4 Starting an IV: Over-the-Needle Catheter5 Starting an IV: Winged Infusion Set6 Adding Medication to an Infusion Container7 IV Piggyback8 IV Drug Administration into an Existing Infusion Line9 Using a Peripheral Intermittent Infusion Device10 Discontinuation of an IV11 Medication Administration by Bolus Delivery12 Medication Administration by Bolus Delivery Using a Winged Administration Set13 CVC Dressing Change and Site Care14 Flushing the CVC15 Changing the Injection Caps on the CVC16 Heparin-Locking the CVC17 Drawing Blood from the CVC18 The POP Method19 The Positive Pressure Method20 The Stopcock-Negative Pressure Method21 Removal of the CVC22 Insertion of the Periphally Inserted Central Catheter23 PICC Dressing Change and Site Care24 PICC Injection Cap Changes25 Flushing the PICC26 Drawing Blood from the PICC27 PICC Exchange28 PICC Removal29 Preparation of the VAP Access Site30 Accessing and Deaccessing the VAP31 Bolus Injection via the VAP32 Continuous Infusion via the VAP33 Blood Sampling from the VAP34 Clearing a Blocked VAP35 Accessing and Deaccessing the CathLink 20 Implanted Port36 Transfusion of Blood Components37 Child with Acute Diarrhea