Course Code: REL-PAC-0-MIVD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Describe the various types of intravenous devices and their appropriate care and management.
Recognize at least three complications associated with intravenous devices and interventions to prevent and manage them.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Intravenous Therapy
Intravenous Therapy
Competency in IV Therapy
Aseptic Technique in IV Therapy
Preparing for IV Therapy
Review
Summary
Section 3: Peripheral Vascular Access Devices (VADs)
Peripheral VADs Overview
Steel Needle Winged Butterfly
Short Peripheral Intravenous Devices
Long Peripheral Intravenous Devices
Placement of Peripheral VADs
Peripheral VADs Site Selection
Peripheral VAD Insertion
Care of Peripheral VADs
Removal of Peripheral VADs
Review
Summary
Section 4: Central Vascular Access Devices (CVADs)
CVAD’s Overview
Types of CVADs
Placement of CVADs
Care of CVADs
Care of Venous Port
Removal of Non-Tunneled CVAD and PICC Line Catheters
Review
Summary
Section 5: Complications and Interventions
VAD Risks
Drug Incompatibilities
Adverse Reactions
Needleless Connection Devices
Review
Summary
Section 6: Infusion Therapy
Guidelines for Administering IV Medications
Patency
Dilution
Calculating IV Medication Rate and Dosage
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.