Plumer's principles and practice of intravenous therapy /

Weinstein, Sharon.

Plumer's principles and practice of intravenous therapy / Sharon M. Weinstein. - 8th ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007. - xvii, 753 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of infusion therapy -- Minimizing risk and improving performance -- Nursing role and responsibilities -- Application of infusion nurses society standards of practice -- Anatomy and physiology applied to infusion therapy -- Laboratory tests and values -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- Principles of parenteral fluid administration -- Complications and interventions -- Evidence-based infusion practice -- Infusion equipment and safety -- Peripheral infusion therapy techniques -- Short peripheral access -- Central venous access -- Alternate access -- Parenteral nutrition -- Transfusion therapy -- Pharmacology applied to infusion therapy -- Antineoplastic therapy -- Pain management -- Pediatric intravenous therapy -- Infusion therapy in an older adult patient -- Infusion therapy in alternate clinical settings: cost factors and treatment modalities -- The future of infusion nursing.

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Intravenous therapy.
Infusions, Intravenous--methods.
Infusions, Intravenous--nursing.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Fluid Therapy--methods.
Nurse's Role.
Parenteral Nutrition--methods.
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