Full speed ahead--with caution: pushing intravenous medications

Push (or bolus) injection of a drug into an appropriate-size vein is a fast, effective method for delivering medications. However, it can also be hazardous because the drug is administered directly into the bloodstream. The principles and techniques for giving IV push medications safely are outlined...

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Published inNursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 26 - 31
Main Author Konick-McMahan, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01.06.1996
Subjects
Drug Monitoring
Drug therapy
Drug Therapy - methods
Drug Therapy - nursing
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Humans
Injections, Intravenous - methods
Injections, Intravenous - nursing
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
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Summary:Push (or bolus) injection of a drug into an appropriate-size vein is a fast, effective method for delivering medications. However, it can also be hazardous because the drug is administered directly into the bloodstream. The principles and techniques for giving IV push medications safely are outlined.
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ISSN:0360-4039
1538-8689
DOI:10.1097/00152193-199606000-00014