title: The role of the registered nurse in the insertion of intraosseous access devices.
abstract: As a leader in infusion therapy, the Infusion Nurses Society convened a national task force of experts to examine the practice of registered nurses (RNs) placing intraosseous access devices. It is the position of the Infusion Nurses Society that a qualified RN, who is proficient in infusion therapy and who has been appropriately trained for the procedure, may insert, maintain, and remove intraosseous access devices.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017148:Infusions, Intraosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000592:standards*