IV Nursing in Asia Country: Taiwan, Republic of China Presenter: Chung-Yi, Tai Institution: Wan-fang Medical Center, Taipei Country Flag 2010 GLOBAL IV LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Brief description of country/city/hospital location – show pictures Country population

Status of IV Nursing  Percentage of patients (in hospital) who receive infusion therapy : more than 90% (without the official statistics)  Rate of peripheral catheter used (in hospital) : more than 90% (without the official statistics)  Rate of central catheter used (in hospital) : 56%(the average number of TQIP members )

Medical Expenditure Per Capita (Resource: Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R. O. C.) NTD Medical Expenditure Per Capita Medical Expenditure Per Capita and Ratio of MEPC VS GDP Ratio of MEPC VS GDP

Numbers of Clinics and HospitalsHospitalClinic Hospital Clinic (Resource: Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R. O. C.) Numbers of Clinics and Hospitals

Improvement of Intravenous Injection

Status of IV Nursing SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTENT, cont  IV Nursing - is it a recognized specialty in your country?  If yes, is the specialty recognized by national or local Nursing Association?  Does the Ministry of Health recognize IV Nursing as a specialty?  Are there specific educational requirements for a nurse to become a specialized IV nurse?  Is there a defined Scope of Practice? Applied nationally? Locally? Or within each individual hospital only?  Is there an IV Nursing Society or Association which meets at regular intervals?  If no IV nurse specialists exist, who inserts peripheral catheters? Central short term catheters?  Are PICC catheters used frequently? Who inserts them? Are there any patients with PICCs cared for in the home? Who provides this care?  Who performs care and maintenance on all IV catheters?

Standards of Practice for IV Nursing  Do Standards of Practice for IV Nursing exist your country?  Who sets the Standards?  If yes, are they enforced:  Nationally?  Locally?  Within individual hospitals only?  If no, is there an intent/interest to develop such standards?  Who would lead the effort  How would these Standards be enforced?  Are International Guidelines/Standards followed in your country?  CDC?  INS?  SHEA?