IV Therapy Course

Description:

Many hospital inpatients need intravenous (IV) fluid therapy to prevent or correct problems with their fluid and/or electrolyte status. Deciding on the optimal amount and composition of IV fluids to be administered and the best rate at which to give they can be a difficult task, and decisions must be based on careful assessment of the patient’s individual needs.   

The course is designed to enable healthcare professionals to safely initiate and maintain intravenous therapy in the clinical setting. To teach healthcare staff (whom IV starts and care are part of their scope of practice) the fundamental principles and competencies required to begin, maintain and discontinue intravenous therapy.

Also, the course is designed to integrate the infection control practices in IV management. This IV therapy is recognized internationally.

Contents:                                                                                                                

• introduction
• Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
• Fluid-electrolyte balance and imbalances
• Intravenous Solutions and concentration
• Different Intravenous access and devices
• Intraosseous Therapy
• Guidelines in IV therapy
• Proper selection of IV sites
• Fluid administration
• IV complications
• Dosage calculations