IV Therapy

Catalog description

Intravenous therapy is a vital skill in providing nursing care. The use of multiple IV modalities to safely administer medication, nutrition, treatments, and blood administration will be discussed and demonstrated in this course. Upon completion of the course, PN students will understand the LPN’s scope of practice related to administering and monitoring IV therapy. Types of IV therapies include Crystalloids, Colloids,Blood, TPN, and drug therapy. In addition, students will learn the significance of fluid and electrolyte balance, IV insertion and discontinuation, calculations, rates of administration, blood draw, and the significance of IV therapy in special populations, Geriatric and Pediatric Pre-requisite(s): HNUR 1271 , HNUR 1314 , HNUR 1322 , HNUR 1362 , BIOL 2017 , and BIOL 2042 Concurrency: HNUR 2413 and HNUR 2423 Co-requisite(s): None