Home infusion providers will soon have a host of clinical resources at their fingertips, thanks to the National Home Infusion Association’s plans to move those resources to a web-based application.
In partnership with PICC Infusion Care Company LLC (PICC), Pedagogy is now able to offer the hands on experience and skill validation in person at your facility, hospital, doctors office, clinic any healthcare organization that requires their staff to have IV education/certification.
Among female patients with lymphoma, afternoon treatment with chemotherapy was found to decrease both mortality rate and cancer recurrence, according to new study findings.
More and more we are receiving phone calls or email inquiries about unlicensed or non-healthcare professionals and the practice of IV therapy. The question is usually “Can I take your course if I am not a nurse?” or, “I am a phlebotomist (or Medical Assistant, EMT), am I allowed to start IVs?” Let’s address these questions!
You’ve worked long and hard to become an LPN/LVN. Now you want to expand your education and role and begin performing IV therapy with patients. This is why many LPNs/LVNs ask the question, “How do I obtain my IV certification?” This can be a confusing topic, and here we will try to make sense of this process.
A recent cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association delved into managing gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSIs) across 24 hospitals in the United States, shedding light on the transition from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics.
Medtronic Neurosurgery has recalled Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System (EDMS) catheter tubing because the catheter may disconnect from the patient line stopcock connectors.
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration altogether.