Full Description
Providing key information at a glance, this timely resource for the home care nurse offers clear, current practice guidelines for safely delivering IV therapy within the home. Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, the guide delivers not only evidence-based information in an easy-to-access, bulleted format, but also extensive descriptions, discussions, and rationale for in-depth consultation. It maintains a cogent focus on infection and complication prevention throughout and presents directives for achieving positive patient outcomes. It also focuses on patient education--an essential component of safe home infusion therapy;and includes case studies and Q&A sections to reinforce content.
The guide addresses the foundations of home infusion therapy, including infusion access devices and infusion delivery methods. Effective and safe management of dehydration, antimicrobial infusions, and parenteral nutrition are addressed along with chemotherapy, pain management, cardiac-related infusion therapy, immunoglobulin infusion, and other home infusion therapies. Home care nurses who provide direct care, home care managers and educators, and nurses who provide home care discharge planning will find this Fast Facts guide to be an invaluable learning tool.
Key Features
Focuses on patient selection, education, and monitoring
Delivers evidence-based recommendations
Presents quick access bullet points along with in-depth information
Discusses pediatric and geriatric implications
Includes case studies and critical thinking questions
Contents
Contents
Reviewers
ForewordMary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI, CAE, FAAN
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I FOUNDATIONS OF HOME INFUSION THERAPY
1. Overview and Introduction to Home Infusion Therapy
2. Patient Education: An Essential Component of Safe Home Infusion Therapy
3. Infection Prevention Concepts
Part II ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS
4. Peripheral Catheters
5. Central Vascular Access Devices
6. Other Infusion Access Methods
Part III PRINCIPLES OF DELIVERING INFUSION THERAPY WITHIN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT
7. Infusion Administration Methods and Issues
8. Fluid Administration: Managing Dehydration
9. Antimicrobial Therapy
10. Home Parenteral Nutrition
11. Chemotherapy Infusions
12. Infusion Pain Management
13. Cardiac Infusion Therapy
14. Immunoglobulin Infusion
15. Other Home Infusion Therapies
Index
