IV Therapy Nursing

When should peripheral venous catheters be replaced?

Catheter insertion is an unpleasant experience for patients. This Cochrane review assessed the effects of removing catheters when clinically indicated compared with doing so routinely

Preparing injectable medicines safely

Advice on minimising the risks to patients when preparing injectable medicines

Avoiding air embolism when removing CVCs

CVC removal is fairly straightforward but nurses should take essential steps to avoid complications

IV therapy in the community

Community IV therapy can benefit both patients and the NHS and the number of services is increasing. These require clear policies and staff training and support

Using an outreach service to meet the needs of users of intravenous drugs with leg ulceration  

Intravenous drug use can result in leg ulceration, causing pain and distress. Healthcare services need to respond to this frequently unrecognised problem 

Woman dies at Stepping Hill

23-Jan-2012 | By The Press Association

A 60-year-old woman, believed to have been poisoned by contaminated saline at a hospital, has died, police said.

Have a question about your practice?

3-Apr-2011

Do you have a burning question about clinical care? Is there a practice or procedure that you would like an expert view on?

Lansley: understaffing is not excuse for 'never events'

1 March 2011 | By Jo Stephenson

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has issued a stark message to nurses – there is quite simply “no excuse” for the most serious failings in care.

Enteral tube feeding linked to diarrhoea

26-Nov-2010 | By David Devonport

Patients who are fed via an enteral tube for extended periods are more likely to have prolonged bouts of diarrhoea than those given nutrition in this way for only a short while, according to an Australian study.

Intravenous aspirin safe for hospitalised headache patients

25-Sep-2010

Patients hospitalised for a severe headache or migraine can be treated safely and effectively with intravenous aspirin, US researchers have found.