Intravenous Medication Administration

Course details

This course is aimed at registered nurses from a variety of settings, mainly Nursing homes, residential services, intellectual disability; hospice, community settings such as home care and public health. To support & guide nurses in providing evidenced based quality clinical skill in IV drug administration this course has been formulated to meet the needs of nurses providing adequate IV medication for clients/patients in a timely and appropriate manner.

With the ongoing challenge of staff release to attend mandatory and nonmandatory training in the midst of staff shortages etc… it is difficult take the time away from the clinical area to attend the required training. Intravenous study days on average last for Having the opportunity of completing a mandatory IV Medication theoretical component at a “time available for the RGN” whether it is at work with access to computer resources or in the comfort of their own homes, with follow up requiring a mandatory classroom attendance session - focusing on the practical elements - will support a much more conducive learning opportunity for RGN’s.

On successful completion of the classroom practical component of this program participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate competence in calculations associated with IV drug administration
• Demonstrate the procedure involved in administering a bolus, intermittent and continuous drug intravenously
• Demonstrate the procedure involved in completing the “IV competency record form”