iv therapy

Of course I am part of an IV Team but feel that this is a great service to the staff as well as the patient. We do the majority of the starts in the facility with exception of the ER, OR, L&D. Those areas are responsible for their own. They may...

We're not doing it. Look at the literature from the catheter manufacturer. What are the psi limits? At our facility, we do not power inject anything. If the patient needs contrast the IV team is called and we hand push it. If they need a PE stud...

We are an IV team for a 230 bed facility. There 2 RN's on days and 2 on evenings. There is no 11-7 coverage. Our duties include initiating IV sites, Rotation of sites q 72 hrs, PICC/Midline insertions, Chemotherapy administration, staff education...