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I.V.
Therapy
Demystified
tr2n<mi
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m
of
""tbogens to ,he ",,'",nt. I':itienl>
""",;,
ing LV, therapy who are
particularly
at
heightened
ri,
k
fC4"
infectK>ti
ioclOOe
• Patien
..
with
COIl
tli
mim
ted LV.
d",,,ings,
lV,
~
.i
te •.
.oo
I,V .
..,)",ions
or
deli,
'
ery
'Y""",,,
• PatienlS who
ha,..,
multi p
l.
concomil:UIl chronic jllne,,,,,.
• Patien
..
who
.re
immuoowpp!essed (e.
g.
pal
",n"
with
AIDS
.
a"m
'e
oooplasms.
or
recei"ing corticosteroid.).
• PatienlS who
.
re
"",)oron.bed."
1he
""pected
OUIcome
for
pat"'""
receiving LV,
thenpy
is
lhat (hey ",main free
from infoctioo.
~
Nwsing
i
n"'",,"';ons
that
1><1
1'
to
.mure
this
ioclud.
the following:
Asepsi. i
.....
inuined in
th<-].
V.
o.li~
system by periodically changing !he
<l<li,..,ry
.."up
wtulc .... imaining
"crili
ty
of
!he sol
",;""
and
in
trn:onooclioos
..
P'"
.geocy
Of
""",ital
proIoroi
...
specified in
Ol.ap<er
3.
n.e [,V.
d",
..
ing
i.
clwlged
periodically •• per guideline. specified
in
o.apo
..
4
fC4"
peripheral
LV,
dr<=in
gs
am
as
<pe<
illed in
Ch.pter
5 for
centr:al
1
V.
dressing.,
n.e [,V. iruen;oo
,ite
i • ••
..,.sed
"arefully during
d",
..
ing cllllnge. and
as
per
.gency
Of
hoopila! protocol
fC4"
evideoce
of
inf«tion
or phlebiti.,
nu
. may be evidenced by erythema (i,e"
red"",,).
edema (i,e.,
.we
lling),
streaking. purulent drain.ge.
or
finding a palpable
><00<1
, «>fd
at
the
in
..
n;oo
,i'e.
If
any
of
the",
are
pre""'.
they
au
gnded
u.ing the phl.bi,;,
=,
,,
""",d
00
T.ble
6-1. the
J>hy.ic
i
""
i. ootified, . nd the finding> ore
document<"d
in the pat
i,n",
record,
Vi
..
1
.ign
••
Ie
monitored a, o!dereJ for the patien'
.•
00
""y
fever
(0.&
..
temperature
<:
l
OO,4"F)
in any I"'tient or
m'
tempe"lture (,;97.1"F) in a
patient who
is
immwx"u~
i,
oo<ed.
11><
patient'.
J>hy.i.cian
is notified
if
OIly
of
the><
oocor
.•
00
fiooings are document<"d
in
the palient'. rerord.
11><
,,'hite blood cell (WBC) coun'
is
scrutinired on the
eBC
,,'hen
ordered. Inf ..... ;oo
i,
....
pcc1N in patients with
,len
tN
tou!
WBC. (e.g
..
> 11.0000mm')
or
decreased WBC. in patient>
"'ho
ore immun05uppre'sed
(e,g
..
<.JOOOImm').
If a
WBe
diff""enti.1
i.
romple1..J. > band count that
comprise, more
tIwI
10 percent
of
the sample
,uUe'"
hoot invasion by
bacteri.1 mioroorgani5l1lS,
11><
patient
i.
t>ugh<
principle. and mrthods
th
at
0'"" pre,'ro' infect;oo.
iocluding tha,
the
LV.
dre
..
ing m
....
be
kept
cle1uJ
and
dry, that the
de
l
iw'Y
'y'tem
mu
..
suy
inta;:t and not be di>ronnected, and tha,
OIly
insenior>-,ite
pain
or
-=<Xthy
changes in
,ite
appearm<e should be
",PtKt<"d
promptl
y,
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