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Infusion Nursing Notes by Nufactor provides education, resources and support to promote successful patient therapy within the infusion nursing community.

This Infusion Nursing Notes blog is published by Nufactor. Since 1999, Nufactor continues to provide specialty products and care for infusion patients in the chronic illnesses community, while addressing the problems of availability, affordability and safety in patient care. Our Infusion Nursing Notes blog brings you timely topics from SCIG / IVIG infusion side effects as well as specialty injectable and infusible therapies for patients with chronic conditions. We provide informational articles on diseases dependent upon these treatments, guides and other resources to managing the safety and health of patients. Our blog is a dedicated resource to connecting infusion nurses with the information and support they need to better care for the patients they serve.

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Recent Posts

Who To Call and When: A Guide to Communication With The MD and Pharmacist Part 1

  • Infusion Basics, IVIG Essentials
By Michelle Greer, RN, IgCN. In the support of our patients in the homecare setting, it is imperative as nurses that we know when to notify the physician and pharmacist for patients receiving immune globulin therapy. IG therapy does have side effects, and it is important to recognize them and know what to do. Every patient will react differently to IG therapy. Some patients may experience no side effects at all, while others may have mild to moderate reactions. This goes for both IV and SC therapy. The management of IVIG and SCIG infusion side effects is crucial to the overall tolerability of IG therapy.

Peripheral IV Access: A Lost Art?

  • Infusion Basics, IVIG Essentials
By Candy Finley, RN, IgCN & Michelle Greer, RN, IgCN. Peripheral intravenous access catheters are a commonly used IV device for patients receiving infusion therapy at home. They are primarily used for administration of medications, fluids and/or blood products, and occasionally blood sampling. Long term and daily therapies have created a need for indwelling catheters, and PIV's are becoming less common. As a result, the skills required to properly access a vein with a catheter that can stay in place without complications have become somewhat "rusty."

HYQVIA: Part 2

  • IVIG Essentials
By Cindi Berry, RN BSN. HYQVIA: Part 2 will discuss the administration steps and important aspects of HYQVIA therapy. The administration and teaching of HYQVIA should be done by a well-trained RN. It is recommended that the treating RN has an extensive infusion background, and has been proficiently trained in IVIG and SCIG administration.

Pre-visit/Visit Preparation: Vital Tasks for a Successful Infusion

  • Infusion Basics, IVIG Essentials
By Michelle Greer, RN, IgCN and Cindi Berry, RN, BSN. When working in homecare, preparing to see your patient for intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy can be challenging and requires a good deal of preparation. Many times, it is up to you, the registered nurse, to put together some of the information prior to seeing your patient. This information includes doctor visit notes, current orders prescribed by the doctor, specialty pharmacy orders and supplies, and knowing the type of therapy that will be administered in the home. In addition, since there are many different brands and doses of IG, you should be familiar with both of these prior to seeing your patient in the home.

Weaning IVIG Therapy for CIDP

  • IVIG Essentials
Previously we began discussing how to wean patients with CIDP off IVIg therapy. In this week’s blog, we address common fears and questions. As well as when and how to implement a tapering plan.

Hematologic Malignancies (Blood Cancers)

  • Disease States
Hematologic malignancies are a type of cancer that affects blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. Blood cancers affect the production and function of blood cells. Most of these cancers start in the bone marrow where blood is produced.

Meet the Nufactor Infusion Nursing Notes Team

Our team of experts are here to answer your questions and provide helpful information and advice regarding the use and administration of IG products.

Nufactor Nursing Notes Author Michelle Greer

Michelle Greer, RN, IgCN

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Nufactor Nursing Notes Author Amy Ehlers

Amy Ehlers, BS, PharmD, CSP, IgCP

Senior Vice President, Clinical Services
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Sam Mihelich, PharmD, IgCP, CSP

Clinical Programs Director
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Nufactor Nursing Notes Author Candy Finley

Candy Finley, RN, IgCN

Clinical Nurse Educator
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Nufactor Nursing Notes Author Leanne Edwards

Leanne Edwards, BSN, RN, IgCN, OCN

Clinical Nurse Educator
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Nufactor Nursing Notes Author Marianna Herrera

Marianna Herrera, BSN, RN, IgCN

Clinical Nurse Educator
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