Series Overview:

Over 90% of hospital patients receive IV therapy, including medication, nutrition, electrolytes, and blood. These life-giving fluids are administered through an I.V. and can mean the difference between life and death for a patient.This series covers the basics of intravenous therapy, including its uses, venipuncture, routine care, complications, and I.V. therapy for pediatric patients. The programs in this series are:

• Intravenous Therapy: Basics and Venipuncture
• Intravenous Therapy: Routine Care and Discontinuation
• Intravenous Therapy: Recognizing and Treating Complications
• Intravenous Therapy: Pediatrics

Overview:

This program demonstrates the procedures for the routine care and the discontinuation of intravenous therapy. After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• List items to note during a routine I.V. assessment
• Describe changing a peripheral catheter dressing
• Change an infusion container
• Change an administration set
• Describe the process and considerations for administering medications through an I.V.
• Change the dressing on a central venous catheter
• Describe the process for discontinuing a peripheral I.V. site