90% of Hospital Patients Get an IV — Here is Everything a Nurse Must Know

90 percent of hospitalised patients receive IV therapy. It is one of the most essential and highest-risk skills in nursing. In Episode 7 of our nursing fundamentals series, we break down everything you need to know about IV therapy — from cannula gauges and fluid types to drip rate calculations, complications, and blood transfusion safety. In this video you will learn: ✅ IV cannula gauge sizes — which gauge for which situation ✅ Isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic fluids — Normal Saline, Lactated Ringer's, D5W and more ✅ Drip rate calculation — step-by-step worked example ✅ All 7 IV complications — how to recognise and respond to each ✅ Infiltration vs extravasation — why extravasation is an emergency ✅ Air embolism — the left lateral Trendelenburg position explained ✅ Blood transfusion safety — two-nurse check, vital sign monitoring, transfusion reactions ✅ Key memory aids for everything 🔔 Subscribe for weekly nursing lessons — from fundamentals to NCLEX! #Nursing #IVTherapy #NursingStudent #NCLEX #IVFluids #BloodTransfusion #NursingFundamentals #NursingSchool #IVComplications #NursingEducation #RegisteredNurse