Nurses need to be confident in calculating drug doses to safety administer medicines to patients as prescribed. This article provides essential information on how to calculate drug doses and infusion ...

This titrate-up and taper-down controversy stems from concerns regarding the potential for hyperglycemia upon initiation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and for hypoglycemia upon discontinuation.

Intravenous infusion systems are a cornerstone of modern clinical care, ensuring that fluids and medications are administered at precise rates to meet patient needs. These systems are integral to a ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(21):2260-2264. Verify that the patient is receiving some source of exogenous glucose before initiating infusion (e.g., total parenteral nutrition [TPN], i.v. fluids ...

Abstract Nurses need to be confident in calculating drug doses to safety administer medicines to patients as prescribed. This article provides essential information on how to calculate drug doses and ...