Plumers Principles And Practice Of Infusion Therapy

The Ninth Edition of Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy provides clear, concise coverage of basic and advanced infusion procedures. Rely on this new edition for the most current coverage of intravenous therapy function, procedures, standards, and equipment, along with practical new features and emphasis on safety considerations, as well as evidence-based practice. The book begins with an overview of IV therapy, including how to minimize risk and enhance performance, and then addresses assessment and monitoring;clinical decision making; patient specific therapies, and infusion therapy for children, the elderly, and across the continuum of care.

Disc contains drug monographs on more than 100 intravenous agents in a printable format for patient teaching and 11 appendices with information on continuing education, governmental regulations, and other subjects relevant to infusion therapy.

You will find clear and efficient guidance for providing quality infus ion care to patients in every setting. The text's highly integrated fo rmat covers every aspect of intravenous therapy in organized detail -- here is all the knowledge you will ever need! The history, legal issu es, nursing roles, and recent innovations to IV therapy practice -- in cluding credentialing processes for both RN and LPN/LVNs -- help to bu ild a solid foundation for study. And essential data is provided for f luid and electrolyte balance and parenteral fluids. New in the sixth e dition: Two new chapters -- / Cost Factors Associated with Infusion Th erapy / Intravenous Therapy in an Older Adult Patient. Other additions include: / Updated information on Risk Management, Pain Management, A dvanced Vascular Access, Home Infusion Therapy, Total Parenteral Nutri tion, Pediatric Considerations / The most current CDC guidelines and I NS Nursing Standards of IV Practice / Appendix featuring licensed prac tical/vocational nurse-delivered therapies.

CD contains vital facts on over 140 IV drugs.

Now in its Eighth Edition, this text offers clear and practical guidance for providing quality infusion care to patients in every setting. The book provides reliable, up-to-date information on state-of-the-art procedures, techniques, and equipment and current Infusion Nurses Society standards of practice. Major sections cover assessment and monitoring, principles of equipment selection and clinical applications, patient-specific therapies, and special applications. Procedures are described in step-by-step detail, with emphasis on patient and health care worker safety. Coverage includes patient education and home care management guidelines. Each chapter ends with review questions. A bound-in CD-ROM contains over 100 monographs on intravenous drugs.

This book has been written for use by health professionals, typically physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, who have a constant relationship with intravascular infusions. It is intended to provide information where appropriate and guidance when possible for the safe and effective use of parenteral fluids. For several years medical practitioners viewed 'i.v. fluids' rather casu ally. In as much as the solutions themselves seemed innocuous, these medications did not enjoy the respect given to more potent pharmaceuti cals. Intravenous fluid systems were commodities; purchase and use decisions for whole hospitals were placed in the domain of business office personnel. Any tendency toward cessation of 'in hospital manufacture' of solutions was driven by the adverse economics of costly equipment replacement rather than a desire to improve the quality of the product being administered to the patient. An event in 1971 which changed this environment involved an epidemic of patient infections which were related to a specific solution system. Almost immediately there was an enhanced involvement of health care people who assumed responsibility for i.v. fluids and their use. This intensity of interest has not diminished. A few years ago publication of this book would not have been possible because there was no audience for it. No one was interested. Now there are many people who want to know and want to become involved. It is my hope those who read this book will not be disappointed.