Gardner, Glenn, Gardner, Anne, Morley, Greg, and Watson, D. Ashley R. (2003) Managing intravenous medications in the non-hospital setting. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 26 (4). pp. 227-233.

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Abstract

Little published information exists about the issues involved in conducting complex intravenous medication therapy in patients' homes. An ethnographic study of a local hospital-in-the-home program in the Australian Capital Territory explored this phenomenon to identify those factors that had an impact on the use of medicine in the home environment. This article focuses on one of the three themes identified in the study-Clinical Practice. Within this theme, topics related to the organization and management of intravenous medications, geography and diversity of patient caseload, and communication in the practice setting are discussed. These findings have important implications for policy development and establishment of a research agenda for hospital-in-the-home services.

Item ID:	10260
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1533-1458
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2010 03:10
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1110 Nursing > 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920210 Nursing @ 100%
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