Kan. Admin. Regs. § 60-16-101 - Definitions
Each of the following terms, as used in this article of the board's regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:
(a) "Administration of
intravenous (IV) fluid therapy" means utilization of the nursing process to
deliver the therapeutic infusion or injection of substances through the venous
system.
(b) "Admixing" means the
addition of a diluent to a medication or a medication to an intravenous
solution.
(c) "Calculating" means
mathematically determining the flow rate and medication dosages.
(d) "Clock-hour" means 60 continuous
minutes.
(e) "Competency
examination" means a written examination and demonstration of mastery of
clinical components of IV fluid therapy.
(f) "Discontinuing" means stopping the
intravenous flow or removing the intravenous access device, or both, based on
an authorized order or nursing assessment.
(g) "Evaluating" means analyzing, on an
ongoing basis, the monitored patient response to the prescribed IV fluid
therapy.
(h) "Initiating" means
starting IV fluid therapy based on an authorized order by a licensed
individual. Initiating shall include the following:
(1) Assessing the patient;
(2) selecting and preparing
materials;
(3) calculating;
and
(4) inserting and stabilizing
the cannula.
(i)
"Intravenous push" means direct injection of medication into the venous
circulation.
(j) "IV" means
intravenous.
(k) "Maintaining"
means adjusting the control device for continuance of the prescribed IV fluid
therapy administration rate.
(l)
"Monitoring" means, on an ongoing basis, assessing, observing, and
communicating each patient's response to prescribed IV fluid therapy. The
infusion equipment, site, and flow rate shall be included in the monitoring
process.
(m) "Stand-alone," when
used to describe a course, means an IV fluid therapy course offered by a
provider that has been approved by the board to offer the course independently
of an approved practical nursing program.
(n) "Titration of medication" means an
adjustment of the dosage of a medication to the amount required to bring about
a given reaction in the individual receiving the medication.
Notes
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