Recommended standards of practice, policies, and procedures for intravenous therapy. National Coordinating Committee on Large Volume Parenterals.

Standards of practice, policies, and procedures for i.v. therapy are recommended for the improvement of patient care, to lessen mortality and morbidity, and to provide guidelines for quality assurance. The recommended standards are based on the principle that intravenous therapy shall be developed and implemented in a manner that will provide and maintain the extraordinary level of care required for such therapy. The recommendations are grouped into the following categories: (1) education of i.v. therapy personnel, (2) policies to guide individuals who administer i.v. therapy, (3) problem areas in practices and procedures for i.v. therapy, and (4) equipment and supplies.