This guide explains the concepts and protocols of IV therapy and describes the skills needed to implement them in practice. Rationales accompany prescribed nursing protocols to demonstrate why a given intervention is necessary, and the Intravenous Nurses Society Standards of Care are featured. The book provides current information on equipment, nutritional support, legal implications and infection control. The author is a nurse. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Josephson, Dianne L., RN, MSN (El Paso Community Coll)

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