A Look at 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice
Lisa A. Gorski
Abstract
The Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice provide evidence-based recommendations as published by the Infusion Nurses Society every 5 years. This article provides a brief overview of the development process and short summaries of selected standards with attention to highlighting the relevance to home care agencies and nurses. The Standards should be reviewed by any home care organization that provides home infusion therapy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineInfusion therapyMEDLINERelevance (law)Intensive care medicineClinical PracticeProcess (computing)NursingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Patient careMedical emergencyStandard of careStandard of Good Practice2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationIntravenous Infusion Technology and SafetyBurn Injury Management and Outcomes