Pocket Guide to Home Infusion Therapy
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Published on 14. December 2004
Book
Spiral bound
192 pages
978-0-7637-2678-2 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for home care nurses, visiting nurses, and home care agencies, this pocket guide is a portable reference for home infusion therapy. Initial chapters cover venous access devices, other infusion devices and pumps, and also address home infusion patient education. Further chapters, in an easy-to-use "bullet format," are organized by major categories of home infusion therapy, including simple hydration, antimicrobial therapy, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy. Comprehensive, yet concise, the text includes charts, graphs, and line diagrams.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sudbury
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Weight
85 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7637-2678-2 (9780763726782)
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Lisa Gorski is certified as an infusion therapy nurse by the Infusion Nurses Society and as a home care clinical nurse specialist by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She has worked in home care over 20 years with a major focus on program development, education, quality improvement, clinical practice, and research related to home infusion therapy. She is the editor of two previous books on home infusion therapy, associate editor of a patient education manual, and has published numerous articles in professional nursing journals.