Efnisyfirlit

• About the Authors
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • What You’re Not to Read
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Tapping Into IV Therapy
  • Chapter 1: Introducing IV Therapy: A Purpose-Driven Practice
    • What’s the Point? The Purpose of IV Therapy
    • The Main Ways to Administer IV Therapy
    • Understanding the Important Role You Play in IV Therapy
    • Familiarizing Yourself with Standards of Care
  • Chapter 2: Keeping within the Letter of the Law
    • Understanding the Legal Standard of Care
    • Making Sense of Federal and State Regulations
    • Maintaining Professional Standards
    • When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Comprehending Malpractice
    • Understanding Common Areas of Malpractice and Negligence
    • Reducing Your Risk with Risk-Management Strategies
  • Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade
    • Vascular Access Devices
    • Solution Containers
    • Administration Sets
    • Flow-Control Devices
    • More to Think About When Choosing IV Equipment
• Part II: What’s Your Type? Components of IV Therapy
  • Chapter 4: Medications Made to Order: Pharmacological IV Therapy
    • Understanding How Pharmacological IV Therapy Works
    • Understanding Adverse Effects
    • Identifying Drug Incompatibilities
    • Reconstituting IV Therapy Medications
    • Familiarizing Yourself with Common Classes of Pharmacological Agents
  • Chapter 5: Beefing Up on Blood Component Therapy Basics
    • Defining Blood Component Therapy
    • Breaking Down Blood Composition
    • Finding a Match: Compatibility Is Key
    • Types of Blood Component Therapies
  • Chapter 6: Chemotherapy 101
    • Getting with the Program: The Principles of Chemotherapy
    • Determining the Goals of Treatment
    • It’s Classified: Classifying Chemotherapy Drugs
  • Chapter 7: Maintaining Equilibrium with Fluids and Electrolytes
    • Getting Your Fill: Introducing Fluids and Electrolytes
    • On the Move: Following Fluids between Compartments
    • Assessing Your Patient’s Fluid Requirements
    • Restoring Volume with Crystalloids and Colloids
    • Correcting Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
    • Acid-Base Balance Made Easy
  • Chapter 8: Serving Up Parenteral Nutrition
    • From Soup to Nuts: Reviewing Parenteral Nutrition Basics
    • Creating a Balanced PN Recipe for Success
• Part III: Getting Down to IV Therapy Business
  • Chapter 9: Documenting Diligently: The Backbone of Infusion Therapy
    • Seeing Why Accurate Documentation Matters
    • Making Your Documentation Rise above the Rest
    • Putting It into Practice: Documenting IV Therapy
  • Chapter 10: Calculation Central: Figuring Drug Dosages, Drips, and Flow Rates
    • Calculating Correct Drug Dosages
    • Going with the Flow: Calculating Drip Rates, Flow Rates, and Infusion Times
  • Chapter 11: Gravity, Pumps, and Syringes: The Many Ways to Deliver IV Therapy
    • Flowing with an Invisible Force: Gravity-Fed Infusions
    • Optimizing Therapy with IV Pumps
    • Giving Infusions a Little IV Push
    • Going Automatic with Auto-Syringe Pumps
    • Empowering Patients with PCA Pumps
  • Chapter 12: Going for the Hand or Arm: Peripheral IV Essentials
    • Getting Started with a Few Peripheral IV Basics
    • Performing an Initial Vascular Access Assessment
    • Gathering Your Equipment: Selecting the Appropriate Peripheral VAD
    • Determining the Best Peripheral IV Site
    • Beginning the Insertion Process
    • Monitoring the Infusion
    • Replacing Peripherals at Regular Intervals
    • Discontinuing the Peripheral Line
  • Chapter 13: The ABCs of the CVAD
    • Starting from Scratch: CVAD Basics
    • First Things First: What to Do Before Using the CVAD
    • Gathering the Supplies You Need to Infuse through a CVAD
    • Preparing the Line and Starting the Infusion
    • Monitoring the Line
    • Maintaining CVADs
    • Drawing Blood through the CVAD
    • Discontinuing and Removing the CVAD
    • Using an Implanted Port Instead
• Part IV: Administering IV Therapy
  • Chapter 14: Practical Pharmacological IV Administration
    • Assessing Your Pharma Patient
    • Initiating Pharmacological IV Treatment
    • Recognizing and Managing Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
    • Discontinuing IV Medications
    • Staying Safe: Disposing of Pharmacological Agents
  • Chapter 15: Transfusing Blood Components
    • Preparing for a Blood Transfusion
    • Initiating Treatment
    • Recognizing and Managing Adverse Reactions
    • Discontinuing the Transfusion
    • Safely Handling and Disposing of All Blood Products
  • Chapter 16: Infusing Chemotherapy with Caution
    • Preparing for Chemotherapy
    • Administering Chemotherapy
    • Reacting to Adverse Reactions
    • Managing Common Side Effects
    • Discontinuing Chemotherapy
    • Safely Disposing of Chemotherapy Waste
  • Chapter 17: A Balancing Act: Administering Fluids and Electrolytes
    • Focusing on Fluids and Electrolytes As You Assess Your Patient
    • Administering IV Replacement Therapy
    • Recognizing and Managing Adverse Reactions
    • Discontinuing the Replacement Infusion
  • Chapter 18: Making Every Calorie Count: Parenteral Nutrition
    • Planning around Your Patient’s Baseline Nutritional Status
    • Administering Parenteral Nutrition Products through a CVAD
    • Managing Common PN Complications
    • Discontinuing Parenteral Therapy
    • Disposing of Parenteral Nutrition Products
• Part V: Considering Unique Populations
  • Chapter 19: A Little Dab’ll Do Ya: IV Therapy for Infants and Children
    • Understanding How Pediatric IV Therapy Is Different
    • From Preemies to Teens: Dosing for Peds
    • Peds-Specific Peripheral IV Considerations
    • CVAD IV Therapy for Kids
  • Chapter 20: When Aging Is an Issue: IV Therapy for the Elderly
    • Understanding How Advanced Age Impacts IV Therapy
    • Optimizing Therapy for the Older Adult
    • Gentleness Is Key: Following Some Basic Insertion Guidelines
    • Monitoring the Infusion to Prevent Complications
    • Replacing and Discontinuing Peripheral IVs
  • Chapter 21: There’s No Place Like Home: IV Therapy for the Homebound Patient
    • Ensuring Safety: Assessing the Home Environment
    • Optimizing IV Therapy for a Homebound Patient
    • Getting Comfortable with Home Infusion Equipment
    • Managing Your Home Patient’s Therapy
    • Teaching Your Patients (And Their Families) How to Care for Themselves
• Part VI: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 22: Ten Things You Need to Know in IV Therapy
    • Start Your Site Search Distally
    • Avoid Starting IVs in Areas of Joint Flexion
    • Use Your Sense of Touch to Find a Vein
    • Avoid Inserting IVs into Vein Valves
    • Clip Excess Hair That Interferes with the IV Area
    • Choose the Right Gauge Based on the Patient’s Situation
    • Rely on a Blood Flashback
    • Follow the Two Strikes, You’re Out! Rule
    • Never Push or Pull against Resistance
    • Don’t Rely on an Alarm to Alert You
  • Chapter 23: Ten Tricks of the Trade for Starting IVs
    • Turn Up the Heat
    • Pump Up the Volume
    • Make Gravity Your Best Friend
    • Don’t Slap the Vein Silly, but Do Gently Tap It
    • Use an Alcohol Pad to Help with Visualization
    • Get Cozy with Your VAD
    • Use an Anesthetic
    • Anchors Away! Provide Vein Stability
    • Consider Using an Indirect Insertion
    • Never Let ’Em See You Sweat
• Index

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