IV Therapy and: First Hour

IV Therapy and Infusion Safety: First Hour Nursing Priorities 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 Canadian 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.