Intravenous therapy in nursing practice / edited by Lisa Dougherty, Julie Lamb ; foreword by Tom Elliott.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 514 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405146470 (pbk.) :
- 1405146478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 615.6 22
- 610.73 DOU
- RM170 .I595 2008
- 2008 D-617
- WY 100
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Previous ed.: Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Legal and professional aspects of intravenous therapy / Lorraine Hyde -- Anatomy and physiology related to intravenous therapy / Katie Scales -- Fluid and electrolyte balance / Mich�ele Malster -- Infection control in intravenous therapy / Sarah Hart -- Pharmacological aspects of intravenous therapy / Zoe Whittington -- Safe administration and management of peripheral intravenous therapy / Teresa Finlay -- Local and systemic complications of intravenous therapy / Julie Lamb, Lisa Dougherty --
Intravenous flow control and infusion devices / Chris Quinn -- Obtaining peripheral venous access / Lisa Dougherty -- Vascular access in the acute care setting / Katie Scales -- Long-term central venous access / Janice Gabriel -- Intravenous therapy in the community / Jill Kayley -- Blood transfusion therapy / Liz Bishop -- Parenteral nutrition / Clare Shaw -- Paediatric intravenous therapy in practice / Karen Bravery -- Safe handling and administration of intravenous cytotoxic drugs / Janice Gabriel.
Aimed at the professional nurse level, this comprehensive text offers theoretical, background and practical advice on important issues in intravenous therapy, such as ethics, law, pharmacology, haemostasis and infection control.
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