ArticlePerspectives on medical education2017
Learning to prescribe intravenous fluids: A scoping review.
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- Nurses' Self-Reported Practices and Prescribers' Expectations in Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Hospitalised Patients: A Survey Study and Clinical Documentation Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- New graduate medication safety preparedness: an Australian cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative research study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Physician awareness of fluid volume administered with intravenous antibiotics: a structured interview-based study.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary expert panel report on fluid stewardship: perspectives and practice.Annals of intensive care · 2023Review
- Fluid and electrolyte management: increasing the knowledge of House Officers using an interactive eLearning tool.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Reliability of Marked Scales on Intravenous Fluid Plastic Bags.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Fluid management of emergency department patients with sepsis-A survey of fluid resuscitation practices.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Intravenous fluid therapy: a multi-national, cross-sectional survey of common medical student resources.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Introducing NICE guidelines for intravenous fluid therapy into a district general hospital.BMJ open quality · 2022Article
- Scoping reviews in medical education: A scoping review.Medical education · 2021Article
- Fluency training in medical education: Improving competence in IV fluid therapy knowledge and skills.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionPrescribing intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is a core skill expected of qualified doctors at the point of graduation, but medical graduates often feel ill-equipped to perform this task. This lack of preparedness contributes to treatment-related patient harm. This scoping review maps the current state of published evidence about how junior doctors prescribe IV fluid therapy and learn how to do it.
methodsWe searched five electronic databases and grey literature from 1994 until June 2016 for articles describing any aspect of IV fluid prescribing practice or its education. A total of 63 articles were selected for analysis. Using the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing to categorize the extracted findings, our review focuses on prescribing IV fluids in adult generalist settings.
resultsMost articles studied IV fluid prescribing from the perspective of the doctor. Junior clinicians struggled to conceptualize IV fluid prescribing as a 'whole task' in authentic work settings and lacked support. Educational interventions to improve IV fluid prescribing often focused on enhancing prescriber knowledge about fluid and electrolyte balance rather than execution of the prescribing task.
conclusionsOur understanding of IV fluid prescribing as a holistic integrated skill is patchy, as is its performance. Current IV fluid prescribing education appears insufficient to foster safe and effective practice. For education to achieve the ultimate goal of safer prescribing in workplaces, we need a clearer understanding of how healthcare professionals prescribe IV fluids in real world practice.
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