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PPT to accompany Refresher IV session

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Currently the trust to working to amalgamate its policies around IV drug administration. in the meantime you need to work off your legacy trusts polices. The one included here is Legacy Solent NHS Trust Policy

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Session for those who attended new to IV's PPT

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Session for those who attended new to IV's PPT

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PPT to accompany taught session

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Medusa provides guidance on the preparation and administration of injectable medicines in adult and paediatric clinical areas with links, if appropriate, to local practice guidelines. It currently contains over 400 monographs for medicines given via the intravenous (IV) route

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Device Related Infection Prevention Practice 

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Device Related Infection Prevention Practice 

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The aim of the DRIPP collaborative is to spread best practice, reduce infections and improve outcomes for patients with urinary catheters and intravascular devices by bringing together front-line clinicians from acute and primary care, members of the IPS and other professional societies who have expertise in managing patients with such devices.

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DRIPP What is DRIPP? The Infection Prevention Society (IPS) the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS), the British Association of Urology Nurses (BAUN), the Association for Continence Advice (ACA) and the Association of Safe Aseptic Practice (ASAP) with the support of BD, (Becton Dickinson), participated in the launch of an Improvement Collaborative in 2019.

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National Guidance on High Impact Interventions 

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National Guidance on High Impact Interventions 

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High impact interventions to prevent infection associated with central venous access devices

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Link to Vessel Health and Preservation Framework 2020

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Link to Vessel Health and Preservation Framework 2020

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Vessel Health A2 Poster

The revised UK VHP framework is based on published evidence and guidelines (Moureau et al, 2012, Hallam et al, 2016). Evaluation studies of the original VHP Framework to date have included the uptake of the VHP Framework (Burnett et al, 2018) and a small-scale pilot study exploring the impact of using the framework on the insertion and management of VADs (Weston et al, 2017).

The framework has been developed to facilitate a complex adaptive systems approach to VAD insertion and management and is intended for adult vascular access in acute or planned settings.

The full information on the updated UK VHP2020 framework can be found in the published article UK Vessel Health and Preservation (VHP) Framework: a commentary on the updated VHP 2020 (Hallam et al 2021) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1757177420976806

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Vessel Health and Preservation Framework 2020 | IPS

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Vessel Health A2 Poster The revised UK VHP framework is based on published evidence and guidelines (Moureau et al, 2012, Hallam et al, 2016). Evaluation studies of the original VHP Framework to date have included the uptake of the VHP Framework (Burnett et al, 2018) and a small-scale pilot study exploring the impact of using the framework on the insertion and management of VADs (Weston et al, 2017).

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brush up your maths skills

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145-Drug Calculations for Nurses A Step by Step Approach 3rd Edition-Robert Lapham Heather Agar-

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Paediatric Innovation, Education and Research Network

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Regional guidelines developed by PIER network members

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The PIER guidelines have been created to ensure standardisation of care for paediatric conditions throughout the region. They have been created with input from tertiary consultants, regional speciality networks and accepted national guidance.

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The most straightforward formula for the drip rate is as follows:
Drip rate (mL/hour) = Total volume (mL) / Infusion time
However, the drip rate can also be calculated using the drop rate formula (this function is available in the advanced mode of our gtt in min calculator):

Drip rate = Drops per hour / Drop factor,

or
Drip rate = (Drops per minute × 60) / Drop factor
It is crucial to set the drip rate very carefully! Even seemingly safe substances can have a potentially lethal effect on your patients - even the well-known and commonly used NaCl solution can lead to encephalopathy, seizures, and tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs). This effect is seen in patients with low sodium levels when the infusion rate is too fast.

The correction rate in hyponatremia should not exceed 6-12 mEq/L in the first 24 hours, and 18 mEq/L or less over 48 hours.

You may also try our sodium deficit calculator and sodium correction calculator!

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Drops Per Minute Calculator | Drip Calculator

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The drops per minute calculator is a simple tool for calculating drop factor, drops per minute, or volume needed for a given intravenous therapy time.