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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786745003321

Autore

Weinstein Sharon

Titolo

Plumer's principles & practice of infusion therapy / / Sharon M. Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI, FACW, FAAN, Mary E. Hagle, PhD, RN, FAAN

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health, , [2014]

�2014

ISBN

1-4963-0588-4

1-4698-8724-X

Edizione

[9th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 830 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

615/.6

Soggetti

Intravenous therapy

Evidence-based medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preceded by Plumer's principles & practice of intravenous therapy / Sharon M. Weinstein. 8th ed. c2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

History of infusion therapy -- Minimizing risk and enhancing performance -- Nursing role and responsibilities -- Standards of practice -- Nurse and patient education -- Anatomy and physiology applied to infusion therapy -- Diagnostic testing and values -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- Principles of parenteral administration -- Complications and nursing interventions -- Evidence-based infusion practice -- Infusion delivery systems and safety -- Peripheral venous access -- Central venous access -- Expanded approaches to access and monitoring -- Parenteral nutrition -- Blood and component therapy -- Pharmacology applied to infusion therapy -- Antineoplastic therapy -- Pain management -- Pediatric infusion therapy -- Infusion therapy in an older adult -- Infusion therapy across the continuum of care -- The future of infusion nursing : a global approach.

Sommario/riassunto

The Ninth Edition of Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy provides clear, concise coverage of basic and advanced infusion procedures. Rely on this new edition for the most current coverage of intravenous therapy functions, procedures, standards, and equipment, along with practical new features and emphasis on safety



considerations, as well as evidence-based practice. The book begins with an overview of IV therapy, including how to minimize risk and enhance performance, and then addresses assessment and monitoring; clinical decision making; patient specific therapies, and infusi