A new approach to training in intravenous drug therapy.

A multidisciplinary team organised an intravenous infusion training day for nurses on the preceptorship programme at Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital. Theoretical and practical sessions were set up to provide instruction and supervision of safe practice principles for an activity that is widely acknowledged as being a source of risk. The results of the training day showed that more than 90 per cent of the participants evaluated the experience positively and this helped to improve both their competence and confidence in the procedures involved.