Problems regarding IV pump systems

[BMT4]

Hello everyone,

For my bachelor thesis I am working on improving IV pump systems, specifically the mobility of such systems. Before knowing what exactly to improve, I must of course know what exactly the problems regarding these pumps are.

I am specifically interested in the problems encountered by nurses when implementing IV (pump) systems. Does the catheter become detached from the patient due to patient moevement a lot? What are the specific problems regarding patients moving about the hospital (or at home) when using an IV system attached to a an IV pole?

Comments are very much appreciated!

BMT4

P.S. Apologies for any spelling/grammar mistakes, I am not a native speaker.

[BahoRN]

As I stated in my previous post, this is not a clinical area of concern that I've ever come across. I know of no research on it either. You may have to run google searches. Another possibility is to log on to your school's library and run searches through the medical and nursing databases (CINAHL, EBSCO, OVID, and MEDLINE are some examples). Hope this helps you, good luck!

[BahoRN]

One other thing you can do is go over to the medical center and look at the pumps and poles. Speak to the nurses working with them and see what they tell you.

[BMT4]

Thank you again for your posts. I am indeed looking at those databases. The problem with the medical centre is you have to make an appointment for such a thing and the people are very, very slow to react.

Thank you for all the input!