Infusion Therapy: Complications
Presented by Lisa A. Gorski
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This course is the fifth in a series of six courses aimed at providing the home care nurse with the essential knowledge to safely care for patients who require a variety of home infusion therapies. Home care nurses must possess a high level of knowledge and skills to safely insert and manage vascular access devices, provide infusions via an array of infusion methods, recognize and respond to complications, and provide patient and caregiver education. This course focuses on understanding complications associated with home infusion therapy and categorized as local, systemic, and CVAD-related complications.
Learning Objectives
- Examine prevention, identification, and interventions for local complications associated with a vascular access device
- Examine prevention, identification, and interventions for complications associated with a central vascular access device
- Examine the prevention, identification, and interventions for systemic complications associated with either a VAD or infusion administration
Meet your instructor
Lisa A. Gorski
Lisa A. Gorski has worked for 40 years as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and educator for Wheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice, now part of Ascension at Home, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a CNS, she has played a key role in the home infusion therapy program, contributing to clinician education, policy and procedure…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Local Complications Associated With Vascular Access Devices
This chapter addresses complications including phlebitis, infiltration/extravasation, and nerve injury. The focus is on identifying, preventing, and intervening in the event of a complication.
2. Complications Associated With Central Vascular Access Devices
This chapter addresses complications specific to central vascular access devices, including catheter occlusion, catheter-associated thrombosis, CVAD tip migration, and catheter damage. The focus is on identifying, preventing, and intervening in the event of a complication.
3. Systemic Complications Associated With Infusion Therapy or a Vascular Access Device
In this chapter, two serious but preventable systemic complications—bloodstream infection and air embolism—are addressed. The focus is on identifying, preventing, and intervening in the event of a complication.
More courses in this series
Introduction to Home Infusion Therapy
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Vascular Access Devices: Peripheral Catheters
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Vascular Access Devices: External Central Vascular Access Devices
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Vascular Access Devices: Implanted Vascular Access Ports
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Infusion Therapy: Complications
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Infusion Therapy Administration
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