There are 13 nurses on South Shore hospital's IV team, who work 24/7 offering support to 36 departments in the hospital. Clinical coordinator and team leader Irma Sivieri has 10 years experience as a ...

Nurses and other clinicians need better education to stop errors in intravenous infusion care and prevent potential patient harm, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Background. Inserting peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines into often dehydrated, typically irritable, and universally uncooperative small children is an everyday task for many pediatric nurses. Success ...

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Damage from Hurricane Helene stopped production at an IV manufacturing plant in North Cove, North Carolina in October, leading to shortages of IV fluids across the country. While it has been about a ...

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 ...