IV Therapy Complications
IV Therapy Complications is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Course Originally Released on: 06/16/2022
Date of Most Recent Review: 6/16/2022
Course Termination/ Update Date: 12/31/2025
Description:
Nurses deliver infusion therapy to millions of patients in hospitals, home healthcare settings, long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, and physicians’ offices annually. Nursing professionals perform many daily activities involving peripheral catheter insertion and safe delivery of intravenous (IV) fluids and medications. The use of vascular access devices and IV therapy are commonplace in the acute care setting. With that said, clinicians must take caution due to the potentially serious and fatal complications that can occur from inappropriate IV fluid or drug delivery. Patient safety requires that nurses institute safeguards to avoid complications associated with IV treatment.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to equip nurses with the knowledge of current, evidence-based guidelines for administering IV therapy and interventions to prevent associated complications.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Discuss the maintenance and complications of peripheral IV (PIV) therapy.
• Identify drugs that can cause tissue damage if extravasation occurs.
• Recall the components for documenting a peripheral IV insertion.