Table of Contents

CONTENTS
List of Tables

PART 1  Overview of Infusion Therapy
1 History of Infusion Therapy
2 Minimizing Risk and Enhancing Performance
3 Nursing Role and Responsibilities
4 Standards of Practice
5 Nurse and Patient Education 

PART 2  Assessment and Monitoring
6 Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Infusion Therapy
7 Diagnostic Testing and Values
8 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
9 Principles of Parenteral Administration
10 Complications and Nursing Interventions
11 Evidence-Based Infusion Practice

PART 3  Clinical Decision Making
12 Infusion Delivery Systems and Safety
13 Peripheral Venous Access
14 Central Venous Access
15 Expanded Approaches to Access and Monitoring

PART 4  Patient-Specific Therapies
16 Parenteral Nutrition
17 Blood and Component Therapy
18 Pharmacology Applied to Infusion Therapy
19 Antineoplastic Therapy
20 Pain Management

Part 5  Special pOPULATIONS
21 Pediatric Infusion Therapy
22 Infusion Therapy in an Older Adult
23 Infusion Therapy Across the Continuum of Care
24 The Future of Infusion Nursing: A Global Approach

Answers to Questions
Glossary
Index