Intravenous Medications Administration
Leads: Irene Lavery (NHS Lothian),
Chris Ronayne (NHS GGC), Sandra Sharp (NHS Tayside)
Status: Core units out for
review
Next steps: Complete review and
publish core units. finalise optional units.
The working group for IV medicines administration was established in February 2010 and meet regularly to develop the resource. Sandra has now left the group as a lead author as she is now based in Australia but the reamining team members are in the process of finalising the resource for a pilot towards the end of 2011.
Core sections:
Legal issues and building a culture of safety
Infection control
Procedural guidelines
Adverse incidents
Medicines calculations
Optional sections:
Venous access device selections
Paediatric considersations
Anaphylaxis For more information on any of our packs please contact Andrea Baker, Educational Resource Developer on 01382 496359, or by email andrea.baker@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Contact Us
Educational Resource Developer:
Dr Andrea Baker
Email andrea.baker@nes.scot.nhs.uk
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