IV Therapy for Registered Nurses
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This program provides the knowledge and skills necessary to enable you as a nurse to perform your role in the administration of intravenous (IV) therapy. Topics of this two-day workshop include:
- distribution of body fluids and internal regulators of body water
- evaluation of laboratory data for fluid volume assessment
- identification of major cations and anions in the intracellular and extracellular fluid
- comparison and contrast of IV solutions (hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic)
- handling complications and troubleshooting problems, including no flow, fast flow, blood, backing up, and disconnection
- IV therapy documentation
- case studies of people at risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalances and therapeutic rationales for therapy
- CDC and OSHA standards
- performing IV calculations using macro- and micro- drip tubing
- practicing IV insertion techniques on mannequins
- practicing setting up IV-related equipment (pumps, PCA pumps, and syringe pumps)
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Melinda Zimmer-Rankin, R.N., M.S., CCRN, CSC has many years' experience in critical care nursing and as a nurse educator. As founder of Nurse Consultant Services (NCS), she serves as a nurse consultant/educator for various health care agencies throughout New England.
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2 Fridays, October 12 and 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Registration has ended. Please browse courses for future offerings of this course.
$285, $25 Materials
(12 contact hours/ 1.2 CEUs)
Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, USM Portland campus
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