Section Nur 604.07 - Curriculum(a) The curriculum of the LPN IV therapy course shall include knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the scope and standards of competent nursing practice expected at the level of licensure. The LPN IV therapy course provided by nursing faculty shall meet the same requirements, rigor and quality of the board approved pre-licensure nursing programs.(b) The curriculum shall prepare the LPN to: (1) Initiate intravenous therapy and administer crystalloid intravenous fluids;(2) Initiate, monitor and regulate the prescribed flow rate of solutions required by (1) above;(3) Maintain the intravenous site;(4) Replace solutions required by (1) above;(5) Discontinue intravenous devices in accordance with institutional policy;(6) Add medications and nutrients to intravenous fluids in accordance with (1) above and institutional policy;(7) Add medications and nutrients to fluids previously mixed by a registered pharmacist or the pharmaceutical manufacturer in accordance with institutional policy;(8) Flush intermittent devices with physiological saline or a heparin solution; and(9) Administer medications by concentration, manual administration or intermittent infusion; and(10) Access CVAD per institutional policy.(c) Participants shall not be instructed in administration of or administer the following: (1) Fluids used in research, or oncology therapy;(2) Blood or blood products;(3) Hyperalimentation solutions, colloids and lipids; and(4) Intravenous therapy to clients who weigh less than 32 kilograms.(d) Intravenous therapy course content shall include:(1) A minimum of 30 hours of theoretical content and laboratory practice pertinent to intravenous therapy;(2) Review of the law and rules pertinent to nursing in New Hampshire, and the policies and procedures of the cooperating agency where clinical instruction occurs;(3) Review of anatomy and physiology particularly as it relates to the transport system, fluid replacement and intravenous therapy;(4) Information pertinent to the relationship between intravenous therapy and human regulatory functions, as well as the clinical manifestations resulting from fluid and electrolyte imbalance and pathological disturbances;(5) Principles of infection control and aseptic procedures;(6) Use of equipment and methods for assessing and correcting equipment malfunctions;(7) Review of principles related to the compatibility and incompatibility of drugs and solutions;(8) Calculations pertinent to the administration of intravenous fluids and drugs;(9) Maintenance, monitoring, and discontinuance of intravenous treatment systems;(10) Care of the patient experiencing local or systemic adverse complications resulting from intravenous therapy; and(11) Care of the high risk patient.N.H. Admin. Code § Nur 604.07
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Nur 100) #5887, eff 8-26-94; ss by #6778, eff 6-26-98; ss by #8664, INTERIM, eff 6-24-06, EXPIRED: 12-21-06
New.#8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #9096, eff 2-23-08; ss by #10301, eff 3-22-13
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11024, Effective 1/23/2016, Expires 1/23/2026.