Events and training - May 5, 2025
Intravenous (IV) medication errors are common in healthcare1,2,3, with studies showing that up to 10% of IV administrations are associated…
Intravenous (IV) medication errors are common in healthcare1,2,3, with studies showing that up to 10% of IV administrations are associated…
Launching an OPAT service at Swansea Bay Health Board
In Wales, several government initiatives are aimed at bringing healthcare services closer to people’s homes, making it easier for people…
“Complications of IV catheter therapy are simply the result of one complex and highly variable mechanical system—IV catheter equipment design,...
Celebrating Infusion Nurses: Guardians of Patient Care
Every year on January 25th, the Infusion Nursing Society is celebrating the IV Nurses. At BD IV News, we are…
Home infusion: Italy’s H-VAS programme supports PICC care at home
Italy has one of the highest percentages of older adults in the European Union,1 with approximately 24% of the current…
Considerations for organisations facing nurse shortages
A shortage of nurses, physicians and other healthcare workers is the reality across the United Kingdom and Europe.1,2 The U.K.…
How to build CVAM care bundles
It is estimated that up to 90 percent of people treated within a hospital in-patient setting receive an intravascular (IV)…
The role of medication pH in choosing an IV catheter
There are a lot of factors to consider in choosing the appropriate vascular access device (VAD), including treatment regimen and…
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