A creative approach to comprehensive i.v. therapy documentation.
Specific, thorough documentation is required to provide continuity of care to patients receiving intravenous therapy. In addition, though the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' regulations require documentation of patient teaching and patient response to treatment, this information is frequently omitted from I.V. therapy records. A checklist was devised to provide a systematic, comprehensive method of documenting I.V. therapy procedures.
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