Being an intravenous nurse involves a lot more than sticking patients with needles. This specialty branch of nursing, with teams in most major hospitals, requires ...
A new study shed light on the large proportion of nursing home residents who have venous catheters, or intravenous (IV) lines, left in long after antibiotics are completed. Untimely removal poses ...
On July 28, Libertyville resident Ali Hughes, a registered nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center, was celebrated for receiving her Clinician IV status. Hughes is the first nurse to achieve this ...
Busulfan is a major agent used in the conditioning regimens of haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantations. Initially it was only available as an oral preparation but over the last 5-6 years, it ...
Saint Vincent Hospital is eliminating its five-nurse intravenous therapy team, once other nurses at the Worcester healthcare provider are trained in administering IVs as part of their regular duties.
A former nurse at Chesapeake Regional Hospital reused IV needles, the hospital said Thursday. The hospital said it has no direct information that the nurse reused a syringe on any individual patient, ...
Busulfan is a major agent used in the conditioning regimens of haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantations. Initially it was only available as an oral preparation but over the last 5-6 years, it ...