Intravenous therapy: the legal and professional aspects of practice
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Intravenous therapy: the legal and professional aspects of practice

Katie Scales Consultant nurse critical care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London
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This article provides an overview of the legal and professional aspects of intravenous (IV) therapy practice in the UK. Key principles of practice will be reviewed including consent, accountability, confidentiality, negligence and the expanded role of the nurse. These themes are underpinned by IV therapy examples.

Nursing Standard. 23, 33, 51-57. doi: 10.7748/ns2009.04.23.33.51.c6953

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Katie.scales@imperial.nhs.uk

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Keywords :

Accountability - Consent - Intravenous therapy - Litigation

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22 April 2009 / Vol 23 issue 33

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