IV therapy: an expanding role with implications for education

Article Abstract:

Cannulation for intravenous (IV) therapy is increasingly part of nursing practice, yet the technique is not taught during preregistration training. The UK also has no minimum standards for IV therapy, despite the fact that more than 50% of hospital patients have cannulas inserted for IV therapy which has physical and psychological risks. The Royal College of Nursing will distribute guidelines on IV therapy for nurses during 1999. These focus on the maintenance of asepsis, comfort and safety, but competence promotion through training and accreditation should be an important factor.

Intravenous therapy

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Becoming a manager and making a difference to patient care

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Nurses interested in developing management skills may be able to participate in management development programmes but they also have to take responsibility for their own career development. UK programmes include the Royal College of Nursing Leadership Programme and programmes offered by the Centre for the Development of Nursing Policy and Practice at the University of Leeds. Nurses can also improve their management knowledge by various other means including observation and learning from other nurses and setting up groups specifically to learn from other group members.

Study and teaching

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Lecturer-practitioners: serving two masters for a common cause

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It is very difficult to define the role of lecturer-practitioners within nursing in the UK. The lecturer-practitioner's contract may be with a university or a National Health Service trust, but that person is responsible for providing education to the university and for service provision to the trust. Research has revealed that only a fifth of lecturer-practitioner posts have been operating for more than five years. The job can be very stressful, and it is possible that many post-holders move quite quickly into alternative employment.

Recruiting, Lecturers

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