The fast and painless way to ace your IV Therapy course Are you an aspiring nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant struggling with IV therapy? Help is here! IV Therapy For Dummies tracks to a typical IV therapy course and gives you current, easy-to-follow guidance on everything you'll encounter in class, such as delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, profession standards, and documentation. IV Therapy For Dummies also discusses the necessary components of peripheral and central venous therapy, including access sites, equipment, preparation, maintenance, and the discontinuation of therapy. Plus, you'll get the 4-1-1 on the administration of IV medications, including special considerations for pediatric, elderly, and home care patients. Tracks to a typical IV Therapy course Provides current, comprehensive information in plain English If you're enrolled in an IV Therapy course or a healthcare worker looking for a refresher on this important form of medical treatment, IV Therapy For Dummies has you covered.

This new and revised version of the successful manual, Home Care IV Therapy, provides a practical, comprehensive reference on safe and effective home IV therapy. it offers all the information needed to operate and administer a quality home IV therapy program with step-by-step instructions for performing procedures, criteria for certification and recertification, recommended agency policies and protocols, staff education material, sample worksheets, and illustrated patient education manuals. The manual also includes discussions of medications approved for IV administration and a chemotherapy drug manual, all in a convenient looseleaf format. it also features directions For The care and maintenance of the many new types of catheters that have come on the market in recent years. The manual is a complete and comprehensive infusion manual.

The Fourth Edition of this practical reference provides current, comprehensive information on I.V. therapy in a clear, concise, and entertaining manner. The book reviews the basics of I.V. therapy such as purpose, delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, profession standards, and documentation; discusses the necessary components of peripheral and central venous therapy, including access sites, equipment, preparation, maintenance, and discontinuation of therapy; and describes administration of I.V. medications, including special considerations for the pediatric, elderly, and home care patient. Coverage includes transfusion therapy, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition. This edition includes new geriatrics and pediatrics chapters, new information on home care throughout, and updated Infusion Nurses Society standards.

I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy makes administering I.V. therapy asnap. In this newest edition, nurses and other health professionals can review basics, including purpose, delivery methods, legal issues, standards, and documentation. Chapters cover peripheral and CV therapy, administration of I.V. medications (with considerations for pediatric, elderly, and home care patients), transfusion therapy, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition. The easy-to-read format includes light-hearted headings and illustrations to make learning fun. Bullets, checklists, graphics, and cartoon characters enhance each chapter, calling special attention to key facts. This new edition includes epidural drug administration, infection control, needleless devices, and expanded coverage of autotransfusion and hemipheresis.

The newly revised fifth edition of this popular reference is a start-to-finish guide for more than 400 basic to advanced nursing procedures. It provides step-by-step instructions for each procedure and explains how to use and troubleshoot equipment.

New! Updated for 2009!Antibiotic Essentials is a concise, practical, and authoritative guide to the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases commonly encountered in adults. It covers 542 clinical infectious disease syndromes, HIV infection, 134 detailed drug summaries, pediatric infectious diseases, and a chest x-ray atlas. Topics include:Empiric Therapy Based on Clinical Syndrome Initial Therapy Based on Isolates Pending Susceptibility Testing HIV Infection Fungi, Parasites, Unusual Organisms Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Immunizations Drug Summaries

Completely revised and updated, Antibiotic Essentials 2010 is a concise, practical, and authoritative guide to the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases commonly encountered in adults. It covers 542 clinical infectious disease syndromes, HIV infection, 134 detailed drug summaries, pediatric infectious diseases, and a chest x-ray atlas. Key topics include:Empiric Therapy Based on Clinical Syndrome Initial Therapy Based on Isolates Pending Susceptibility Testing HIV Infection Fungi, Parasites, Unusual Organisms Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Immunizations Drug Summaries

With its highly visual format, topical information, and easy-to-follow guidance, Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, 8th Edition is the perfect resource to help you master the ins and outs of long-term care. One hundred step-by-step procedures — all written at the sixth-grade reading level — provide clear instructions for completing skills. Helpful spotlight boxes and realistic patient scenarios reinforce the nursing assistant's roles and responsibilities that are needed in today's long-term care settings. New features in this edition include an all-new chapter on culture and religion; a new chapter on career management and getting hired; new procedures; and updated content on topical issues like confusion and dementia, hypertension, American Heart Association CPR, cancer, and more. As with previous editions, the focus on OBRA content and patient quality of life will underscore competent and respectful care. - 6th grade reading level and concise coverage helps readers of all levels and abilities (particularly ESL individuals) easily understand and master important long-term care concepts and procedures. - 100 step-by-step procedures are divided into pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure sections for easier learning. - Residents with Dementia boxes cover the special needs of older persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. - Promoting Safety and Comfort boxes emphasize the need to provide safe care while making a patient more comfortable. - Delegation Guidelines boxes describe what information the nursing assistant needs from the nurse and the care plan to perform safe care; as well as what information to report and record. - Quality-of-Life boxes reinforce the importance of patients' rights and enhancing their quality of life when giving care. - Teamwork and Time Management boxes illustrate ways to work efficiently within the health care team. - Time to Reflect scenarios present realistic patient situations faced by nursing assistants to build critical thinking skills. - Focus on Rehabilitation boxes clarify considerations and insights about rehabilitation and restorative care. - Focus on Communication boxes provide guidelines for how to clearly communicate with patients and avoid comments that might make them uncomfortable. - NATCEP certification exam icons identify the skills tested on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program and state certification exams. - Review questions at the end of each chapter help evaluate learning. - Key abbreviations at the beginning of each chapter highlight commonly used abbreviations.