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Intravenous Therapy: Manifestations of Infiltration (Active Learning Template: Nursing Skill Description of skill, Indications, Nursing interventions(pre,intra,post) Outcomes/Evaluation, client Education, Potential complications,Nursing interventions

Answer 1

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY

IV Therapy, also known as intravenous therapy, is the administration of delivering nutrients and hydration directly into the bloodstream for immediate absorption and use by the body.

IV Therapy is the fastest way to deliver nutrients throughout the body, because it bypasses the digestive system and goes directly into the organs, resulting in a 90-100% absorption rate.

Indications:

* Repeated blood sampling.

* IV administration of fluids.

* IV administration of medications.

* IV nutritional support.

* IV administration of blood and blood products.

* IV administration of chemotherapeutic agents.

Nursing intetventions:(Pretty, Intra, Post)

* Check the prescription.

* Follow the rights of medication administration.

* Prepare the medication in a correct concentration and at a safe rate.

* Use extreme caution and observing for adverse reactions and complications.

Outcomes / Evaluation:

* Document patient's tolerance to the procedure.

* Document the date, time and quantity of IV placement.

Client Education:

Instruct the patient about the procedure

and the reason that it has been ordered.

-Advise the patient to lie in a comfortable

position

-Instruct to call for assistance ifvenipuncture site becomes redness, sore or swelling develops.

Potential complications:

-Fluid overload is possible if the volume of

the solution is large or the infusion rate is

rapid.

-Immediate absorption leaves little time to

correct errors.

-Failure to maintain surgical asepsis can

lead to local and systemic infection.

-Infiltration or extravasation

-Phlebitis and thrombo phlebitis.

Nursing Intervention:

-Assess the IV site for signs of infiltration extravasation or phlebitis.

-Change IV site every 72 hours or according to the hospital policy.

Signs of infiltration:

Redness around the site.

Swelling around the site.

Blanching.

Pain or tenderness around the site.

IV is not patent.