INS Infusion Room

Listen in on this chat with Matt Gibson as he talks about the importance of hemodilution and measures that can be taken to improve successful completion of therapy and decrease vascular access device failure and complications.

Plasma is a vital source material for a number of plasma-derived medications that treat and prevent life-threatening diseases, illnesses and conditions. Plasma can’t be created in a laboratory or synthetically produced. Learn how plasma donation helps make therapies available for patients with bleeding disorders, Alpha-1antitrypsin deficiency, Guillain-Barre syndrome, infections and many other conditions.

Interested in learning how to improve ultrasound assessment and needle insertion skills? Attend the INS preconference workshop and learn from national experts about topics that impact your practice including intraosseous access, device selection, care, management, and salvage. This program is sponsored by Teleflex Incorporated.

Does your health care organization standardize practice for IV push medication administration? Do you have ready-to-administer drugs available for patient care? Learn how ready-to-administer drugs can improve patient safety and nursing practice. Listen as Loretta Dorn discusses the importance of standardizing IV push medication administration utilizing INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, and guidance provided by Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).

Stewardship: The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving. Antimicrobials are worth protecting to preserve their efficacy. Listen as Dr. Becky Linn discusses the antimicrobial stewardship, the drug development and resistance timeline, and educating patients regarding the effective use of antimicrobials.