Over 90% of hospital patients receive IV therapy, including medication, nutrition, electrolytes, and blood. These life-giving fluids are administered through an I.V. and can mean the difference between life and death for a patient. This series covers the basics of intravenous therapy, including its uses, venipuncture, routine care, complications, and I.V. therapy for pediatric patients.

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY: BASICS AND VENIPUNCTURE
This program describes the basics of intravenous therapy and demonstrates the correct technique for performing a venipuncture to initiate intravenous therapy.
27 minutes
After completion, the learner should be able to:
*Describe the uses of I.V. therapy
*Identify appropriate sites for venipuncture
*Identify equipment used to provide I.V. therapy
*Perform a venipuncture

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY: PEDIATRICS
Providing intravenous therapy for infants and children offers unique challenges and may have a different rationale for the I.V. therapy than with an adult. This program demonstrates and describes I.V. therapy for pediatric patients. 19 minutes

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY: RECOGNIZING AND TREATING COMPLICATIONS
This program will demonstrate procedures for identifying complications of I.V. therapy and making appropriate interventions. 18 minutes

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY: ROUTINE CARE AND DISCONTINUATION
This program demonstrates the procedures for the routine care and the discontinuation of intravenous therapy. 23 minutes
After completion, the learner should be able to:
*List items to note during a routine I.V. assessment
*Describe changing a peripheral catheter dressing
*Change an infusion container
*Change an administration set
*Describe the process and considerations for administering medications through an I.V.
*Change the dressing on a central venous catheter
*Describe the process for discontinuing a peripheral I.V. site

ALL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AS WELL AS WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING UPON REQUEST