Plumer's principles & practice of intravenous therapy / Sharon M. Weinstein.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of infusion therapy -- Minimizing risk and improving performance -- Nursing role and responsibilities -- Application of infusion nurses society standards of practice -- Anatomy and physiology applied to infusion therapy -- Laboratory tests and values -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- Principles of parenteral fluid administration -- Complications and interventions -- Evidence-based infusion practice -- Infusion equipment and safety -- Peripheral infusion therapy techniques -- Short peripheral access -- Central venous access -- Alternate access -- Parenteral nutrition -- Transfusion therapy -- Pharmacology applied to infusion therapy -- Antineoplastic therapy -- Pain management -- Pediatric intravenous therapy -- Infusion therapy in an older adult patient -- Infusion therapy in alternate clinical settings: cost factors and treatment modalities -- The future of infusion nursing.