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The fast and painless way to ace your IV therapy course
Are you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here! IV Therapy For Dummies gives 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 safe
- Find 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 chemotherapy
- Get 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 pumps
- Focus on administration -- get a rundown on how to assess patients, administer specialty IV substances, and manage adverse IV reactions
Open the book and find:
- Common types of IV therapy
- Main ways to administer IVs
- The role you play in IV therapy
- Legal standards of care
- Ways to implement risk- management strategies
- Blood component therapy basics
- The keys to diligent documentation
- Simplified methods for calculating common IV infusion rates and dosages
- Considerations for unique populations
Learn to:
- Make sense of delivery methods and flow rates
- Get a handle on legal issues and documentation
- Tailor therapies to patients' needs
The fast and painless way to ace your IV therapy course
Are you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here! IV Therapy For Dummies gives 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 safe
- Find 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 chemotherapy
- Get 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 pumps
- Focus on administration -- get a rundown on how to assess patients, administer specialty IV substances, and manage adverse IV reactions
Open the book and find:
- Common types of IV therapy
- Main ways to administer IVs
- The role you play in IV therapy
- Legal standards of care
- Ways to implement risk- management strategies
- Blood component therapy basics
- The keys to diligent documentation
- Simplified methods for calculating common IV infusion rates and dosages
- Considerations for unique populations
Learn to:
- Make sense of delivery methods and flow rates
- Get a handle on legal issues and documentation
- Tailor therapies to patients' needs
Bettie Lilley Nosek, RN, BA, is a published author, inventor of a patented medical device, and former instructor of accredited nursing programs. Deborah Trendel-Leader, RN, BSN, PHN, is a registered nurse and freelance medical journalist with certifications in critical care, IV therapy, public health, and advanced cardiac life support.
Part I: Tapping Into IV Therapy 7
Chapter 1: Introducing IV Therapy: A Purpose-Driven Practice 9
Chapter 2: Keeping within the Letter of the Law 23
Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade 41
Part II: What's Your Type? Components of IV Therapy 69
Chapter 4: Medications Made to Order: Pharmacological IV Therapy 71
Chapter 5: Beefi ng Up on Blood Component Therapy Basics 93
Chapter 6: Chemotherapy 101 107
Chapter 7: Maintaining Equilibrium with Fluids and Electrolytes 121
Chapter 8: Serving Up Parenteral Nutrition 157
Part III: Getting Down to IV Therapy Business 169
Chapter 9: Documenting Diligently: The Backbone of Infusion Therapy 171
Chapter 10: Calculation Central: Figuring Drug Dosages,
Drips, and Flow Rates 183
Chapter 11: Gravity, Pumps, and Syringes: The Many Ways to Deliver IV Therapy 193
Chapter 12: Going for the Hand or Arm: Peripheral IV Essentials 203
Chapter 13: The ABCs of the CVAD 227
Part IV: Administering IV Therapy 255
Chapter 14: Practical Pharmacological IV Administration 257
Chapter 15: Transfusing Blood Components 269
Chapter 16: Infusing Chemotherapy with Caution 283
Chapter 17: A Balancing Act: Administering Fluids and Electrolytes 297
Chapter 18: Making Every Calorie Count: Parenteral Nutrition 309
Part V: Considering Unique Populations 329
Chapter 19: A Little Dab'll Do Ya: IV Therapy for Infants and Children 331
Chapter 20: When Aging Is an Issue: IV Therapy for the Elderly 343
Chapter 21: There's No Place Like Home: IV Therapy for the Homebound Patient 355
Part VI: The Part of Tens 367
Chapter 22: Ten Things You Need to Know in IV Therapy 369
Chapter 23: Ten Tricks of the Trade for Starting IVs 373
Index 377
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Genre: | Medizin |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781118116449 |
ISBN-10: | 1118116445 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Nosek, Bettie Lilley
Trendel-Leader, Deborah |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 235 x 191 x 23 mm |
Von/Mit: | Bettie Lilley Nosek (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 13.11.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,762 kg |
Bettie Lilley Nosek, RN, BA, is a published author, inventor of a patented medical device, and former instructor of accredited nursing programs. Deborah Trendel-Leader, RN, BSN, PHN, is a registered nurse and freelance medical journalist with certifications in critical care, IV therapy, public health, and advanced cardiac life support.
Part I: Tapping Into IV Therapy 7
Chapter 1: Introducing IV Therapy: A Purpose-Driven Practice 9
Chapter 2: Keeping within the Letter of the Law 23
Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade 41
Part II: What's Your Type? Components of IV Therapy 69
Chapter 4: Medications Made to Order: Pharmacological IV Therapy 71
Chapter 5: Beefi ng Up on Blood Component Therapy Basics 93
Chapter 6: Chemotherapy 101 107
Chapter 7: Maintaining Equilibrium with Fluids and Electrolytes 121
Chapter 8: Serving Up Parenteral Nutrition 157
Part III: Getting Down to IV Therapy Business 169
Chapter 9: Documenting Diligently: The Backbone of Infusion Therapy 171
Chapter 10: Calculation Central: Figuring Drug Dosages,
Drips, and Flow Rates 183
Chapter 11: Gravity, Pumps, and Syringes: The Many Ways to Deliver IV Therapy 193
Chapter 12: Going for the Hand or Arm: Peripheral IV Essentials 203
Chapter 13: The ABCs of the CVAD 227
Part IV: Administering IV Therapy 255
Chapter 14: Practical Pharmacological IV Administration 257
Chapter 15: Transfusing Blood Components 269
Chapter 16: Infusing Chemotherapy with Caution 283
Chapter 17: A Balancing Act: Administering Fluids and Electrolytes 297
Chapter 18: Making Every Calorie Count: Parenteral Nutrition 309
Part V: Considering Unique Populations 329
Chapter 19: A Little Dab'll Do Ya: IV Therapy for Infants and Children 331
Chapter 20: When Aging Is an Issue: IV Therapy for the Elderly 343
Chapter 21: There's No Place Like Home: IV Therapy for the Homebound Patient 355
Part VI: The Part of Tens 367
Chapter 22: Ten Things You Need to Know in IV Therapy 369
Chapter 23: Ten Tricks of the Trade for Starting IVs 373
Index 377
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Genre: | Medizin |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781118116449 |
ISBN-10: | 1118116445 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Nosek, Bettie Lilley
Trendel-Leader, Deborah |
Hersteller: | Wiley |
Maße: | 235 x 191 x 23 mm |
Von/Mit: | Bettie Lilley Nosek (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 13.11.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,762 kg |