Continuing the commitment to set the standard for infusion care, the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) released the 8th edition of the Infusion Therapy Standards of practice in January 2021. The overall format is similar to past versions with standard statements and practice recommendations (formerly practice criteria). There are 66 standards/9 sections and appendices such as…
Q: IV access is difficult to obtain in many patients. The patient presented to PACU with external jugular IV access inserted in the OR by a LIP. The IV catheter was a short peripheral IV catheter. Is this acceptable for continued IV access in the hospitalized patient on a regular Med/Surg. floor? Hospital policy did not…
Q: The standards state that a new VAD should be used with each attempt. My question is what defines a second attempt when inserting a PICC. For example if you have a sterile field set up and you have tried to insert the catheter at one site and you move to a more proximal site on…
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