Home Infusion Nursing Program

Program outline:

Day-1 

• Brief legal implications of infusion Therapy at home
• Describe coordination and initiation of infusion therapy at home
• Patient teaching guidelines
• Review fundamentals of ambulatory infusion pumps
• Irritant and vesicant medications and extravasation protocol
• Management of infusion therapies at home

Parenteral fluids and its impact on patients

TPN therapy at home

First dose administration guidelines

Antimicrobial therapies

Pain management

Inotropic infusions

Biologic therapies

Hypodermoclysis /Subcutaneous Infusion

Nursing considerations during cytotoxic infusions at home

Day 2

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Management of CVADs at home

• Vascular Access devices (VAD) and selection criteria
• VAD Flushing and locking protocols
• CVAD site assessment and dressing change
• PICC and midline associated DVT assessment
• Blood specimen collection through CVADs
• Accessing and de-accessing Ports
• De-clotting CVADs with cathflo Alteplase
• Removing PICC and non-tunneled CVADs

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM – IV Skill Enhancement Workshop

• Venous anatomy and peripheral catheter insertion site selection
• Methods to palpate and locate veins
• IV catheter insertion and troubleshooting technique
• Peripheral IV related common complications
• Documentation guidelines

Practice session: Attendees practice to palpate and identify veins on each other and then insert IV catheter on an advanced venipuncture aid.