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Pamela Clark

Pamela Clark, CRNI, is an infusion nurse with the Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. She has more than 35 years of experience in infusion therapy and infusion education with both licensed nurses and patients. Her experience spans multiple infusion settings including: acute care, long-term care, home infusion, and ambulatory infusion care. She also has experience in oncology and oncology research.

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Class Accreditation

All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.

Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

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Maine IV Therapy Education

Contact Hours: 14
Cost: $140.00

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This course has been designed to provide the education for the infusion procedures allowed by the Maine Board of Nursing for LPNs practicing IV therapy. The board recently (February 2020) made changed to their rules regulating LPN practice and these rules will be reviewed.

In early 2016, the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), recognized as the global authority in infusion therapy, released the updated Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice. The INS establishes the accepted standards for infusion therapy practice for all healthcare settings, and for all healthcare clinicians providing infusion therapies and vascular access, addressing the needs of special patient populations. This course is based on the current best practices as defined by the Infusion Nursing Society and other governing agencies such as the CDC, and FDA.

This 14-hour continuing education course provides a low stress, convenient method of obtaining quality infusion education incorporating various educational techniques designed for the adult learner and may be completed on your time schedule. A passing score of 80% or greater is required.

Within the course content, the participant is provided a complete set of skill competency checklists for completion with a preceptor at the facility level. This preceptor and skills to be performed is designated by the facility policy.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

Identify the legal scope of practice and accountability of the licensed practical nurse in the administration of intravenous therapy.
State the underlying reasons for the administration of intravenous therapy.
Describe the anatomy and physiology of the peripheral and central venous cardiovascular system as it relates to intravenous therapy.
Demonstrate correct care and maintenance of the central venous catheter including tunneled, non tunneled, implanted vascular access devices and peripherally inserted central lines. Care and maintenance of the central venous catheter includes dressing changes, flushing lines, tubing and solution changes per facility/organization policy.
Identify the nursing responsibilities when safely administering intravenous therapy.
State the principles of aseptic technique when performing intravenous therapy and the use of standard precaution procedures.
Demonstrate correct intravenous insertion and removal techniques of peripheral lines (Insertion and removal of peripheral lines for the adult patient does not include midlines and midclaviculars.)
Demonstrate steps to safely administer intravenous fluids.
Demonstrate steps to safely administer intravenous fluids containing medications that have been prepared and labeled by the pharmacist, registered nurse, physician, dentist or manufacturer.
Demonstrate steps to safely reconstitute and administer unit dose medication for I.V. therapy.
State the instructions that should be given to a patient receiving intravenous therapy.
List potential local and systemic complications of intravenous therapy as well as preventive measures and treatment.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Legal Aspects
Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3: Patient Education
Chapter 4: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Chapter 5: Administration of IV Medications
Chapter 6: Administration of IV Fluids
Chapter 7: Asepsis and Safety Compliance
Chapter 8: Insertion
Chapter 9: Vascular Visualization
Chapter 10: Peripheral-Equipment
Chapter 11: Complications
Chapter 12: Insertion and Removal Procedure Videos
Chapter 13: Documentation in Administration of Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 14: Peripheral Resources
Chapter 15: Central Venous Access Device Review
Chapter 16: Anatomy of Central Lines
Chapter 17: Assessment and Preparations for CVAD
Chapter 18: CVAD-Equipment
Chapter 19: Central Line Procedure Guides and Videos
Chapter 20: Central Line Complications
Chapter 21: Discontinuation of Therapy
Chapter 22: Patient Education and Documentation
Chapter 23: CVAD-Resources
Chapter 24: TPN Administration
Chapter 25: TPN Complications
Chapter 26: TPN Monitoring and Documentation
Chapter 27: TPN Resources
Chapter 28: PCA Pumps, Medications and Side Effects
Chapter 29: Education and Documentation
Chapter 30: PCA Resources