LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 3
Intravenous Preparations and Methods for
Administration.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 3-1 through 3-29.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
3-1.
Identify the two major types of intravenous
solutions and examples/uses of each.
3-2.
Identify the requirements and precautions when
using intravenous therapy.
3-3.
Identify the rules/requirements for venipuncture
site selection.
3-4.
Identify the principles that guide the use of
intravenous therapy.
3-5.
Identify the complications; their signs and
symptoms; and the precautionary measures for
intravenous therapy.
3-6.
Given the required information, calculate the drip
rate for an intravenous infusion.
3-7.
Identify the type of products used for
transfusion, examples of each type of product
and their uses.
3-8.
Identify the sites used for transfusion
venipuncture and the usual transfusion rate.
3-9.
Identify the possible adverse reactions to
transfusions and their signs and symptoms.
3-10. Identify the general principles governing
transfusions.
3-11. Identify examples of the common types of blood
tests, their indications and their normal values.
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