INTRAVENOUS THERAPY IN THE WEB

Abstract

This article describes the results of an action research carried out to elaborate an educational material on Intravenous Therapy displayed on the Internet, and itsevaluation, considering its usefulness as a subsidiary toolin nursing learning-teaching process, not only in nursingschools settings but also in services, in ongoing education programs. The study was developed through data base search and image collection with a digital camera, in the nursing laboratory and at the Western Parana UniversityHospital (Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná). The material was organized in modules, and the results are published in the following electronic address: http://www.unioeste.br/projetos/terapiaintravenosa/pdf/1.pdf. After displaying it on the Internet, it was evaluated by students and professors who considered its use valid as asupporting material for the learning process of IntravenousTherapy.

Keywords

• Intravenous Therapy
• Nursing
• Education
• Internet