IV Therapy and Infusion: Medication Safety

IV Therapy and Infusion Safety: Medication Safety belongs to the Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies blueprint domain because the nurse must connect vascular access delivers therapy rapidly but creates risks of infiltration, infection, incompatibility, and dosing error to immediate bedside decisions. On NCLEX-RN, this content is tested through cue recognition, safety prioritization, and choosing the nursing action that prevents infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, CLABSI, fluid overload, and medication error.