Product Description
Designed as a self-paced textbook, this guide for nurses covers the principles of I.V. therapeutics in a variety of settings, including acute, home care, clinic, and extended care units. Topics include, for example, infection control practices, techniques for peripheral infusion therapy, the special needs of geriatric patients, and nutritional support. The CD-ROM contains 300 questions based on INS Standards of Practice.
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 Excellent resource
This book marks an excellent resource for beginning IV Therapeutics. It has easy-to-follow illustrations and simple calculations that are easily understood. The only downfall is the length of the text. I found the worksheets bound within certain chapters to be exceptionally helpful.
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 Forget this book if you or your students use Mac computers.
The software included is for PC's only. We are looking for a replacement for this book as students need to be able to get their money's worth in a university setting.
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 Manual of IV Therapeutics
The edition for the book was not listed and I needed the 4th edition and got the 3rd edition. I think it should be required for people who are selling books, especially ones used for school, to list which edition it is.
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Okay, but condition not wonderful
I haven't had the opportunity to go through the book and use its contents, but the outside appearance was lacking. The sides had black marks on it and there was a sort of gash on the bottom side of the pages; so when you open the book there is a crinkle on the bottom of every page.
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Manual of IV Therapeutics as used for an IV class
I found Phillips' Manual of I.V. Therapeutics to be laid out well for individual learning and classroom formats. The information is up to date and the pre- and post-tests are a great way for the student to test their knowledge and understanding. I did find a few typos and a few statements that did not go exactly with the newest INS standards but Phllips does say to go according to facility policy which does not always agree exactly with INS either. I found two pre-tests where the answer to one question at the end of the chapters did not agree with what was said in the actual chapter information. Since I agree with her information I must assume the answer given at the back of the chapter was a typo. This occurred in the pre-test for chapter 4 and chapter 10. Phillips also talked about using Urokinase which has been recalled. For these reasons I did not give this book five stars but still feel it is best in format and over all information of any book I have found for use in my LPN IV Certification class. Thank you Ms.Phillips.
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