Guía Terapia Intravenosa

Intravenous therapy. Evaluation and Selection of vascular access devices

Since January 2015 the Department of Health Menorca, Balearic Islands, is part of the project Committed to Excellence Centers in Care (BPSO, Best Practice Spotlight Organization) with the support of INVESTEN- ISCIII, in order to implement, among others, the "Good Practice Guide" (GBP) nurses association of Ontario (RNAO) "evaluation and selection of vascular access devices"

Intravenous therapy aims to use an intravenous therapeutic purposes, limiting the complications and obtaining maximum performance. It is a procedure nurse whose interventions are reflected in the Nursing Interventions Classification -NIC-

In order to reduce the complications associated with intravenous therapy and achieve the greatest therapeutic benefit, Nursing must take into account some considerations:

First, that to manage any necessary intravenous puncture a vein by needle into an anatomic area to be selected according to the prescribed treatment and patient characteristics and preferences.

Second, that intravenous therapy involves the proper administration of solutions or prescribed drugs.

Third, the complications associated with intravenous therapy can be significantly reduced by applying quality care on the insertion point, the skin, the catheter and infusion sets.

Finally, that intravenous therapy also carries associated strict observance of care intended not only to control the infection but also to protect the patient against it.

App Therapy IV (Intravenous Therapy) The drivers of the implementation of the GBP in the Mateu Orfila Hospital Mahon, Menorca, nurses have designed this application for mobile devices (app) as a facilitating tool in the implementation of the GBP.

Includes content that designed the group of drivers during the first months of implementation (decision algorithm, circuit application CVC, updated protocols, interconsultation nursing, list of drugs with pH and osmolarity) and links to sites of interest in intravenous therapy.

 We believe that the use of this app will allow us lllevar scientific evidence "footboard" and will be a useful tool for nurses.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Contact: guiadav@hgmo.es