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The Three New 2024 INS Standards
Three new Standards were added to the 2024 edition of the INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice: Drug Diversion in Infusion Therapy, Vasopressor Administration, and Home Infusion Therapy. The literature supporting the addition of these new Standards include increased reports of drug diversion and the need to employ practices to reduce this risk, an increase in peripheral vasopressor infusions, and the significant growth in home infusion therapy. In this session, the speakers will introduce and provide an overview of the new Standards with a focus on the practice recommendations.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, learners will be able to:
- Describe strategies designed to prevent and/or detect drug diversion in infusion therapy.
- Describe recommendations for safe administration of vasopressors when considering vascular access device planning and reducing the risk for infusion-related complications.
- Summarize recommendations for safe practice when planning and providing home infusion therapy.
Lisa Gorski, MS, RN, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN
Lisa Gorski has worked for over 35 years as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)/educator for Wheaton Franciscan Home Health and Hospice, now Ascension at Home. Lisa is the author of more than 70 book chapters and journal articles and is the author of several books. She has served as the INS president from 2007-2008 and as the chair of the INS Standards of Practice Committee from 2009 to 2021, and is the cochair for the 2024 Standards. She is also the leader of the INS Vesicant Task Force. She speaks nationally and internationally on standards development, home health care, and infusion therapy/vascular access.
Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI®
Barb Nickel is a clinical nurse specialist at a health care center in Nebraska. She is responsible for staff development, competency assessment, and process improvement to optimize outcomes in multiple areas of clinical practice, including critical care, infusion therapy, sepsis, and new graduate transition to practice. Barb has presented nationally on infusion-related topics, is a coauthor of the 2021 Infusion Nurses Society Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, is the chair of the INS Standard of Practice Committee for the 2024, 9th edition of the Standards, and has authored several publications on infusion therapy in the critical care setting. She also serves as faculty in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, in areas of critical care and chronic illness.
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