Trusts are increasingly exploring the potential for nursing associates to administer drugs intravenously, sparking warnings of ambiguity over what the role is permitted to do. The debate over the ...
During the Pandemic, Aspire to Identify and Prevent Medication Errors and to Avoid Blaming Attitudes
Some nurses will also leave extra infusions at the bedside so they can be spiked and hung by any nurse entering the room. ISMP recently spoke to a hospital nurse working in a location where the ...
In 2010, Blake Zenner had surgery to repair a hernia and soon got lost in the haze of the painkiller Dilaudid. He got addicted. But unlike junkies who must scramble to find a fix, Zenner had free ...
An Intravenous Medication Safety System: Preventing High-Risk Medication Errors at the Point of Care
Improving medication safety at the point of care—particularly for high-risk drugs—is a major concern of nursing administrators. The medication errors most likely to cause harm are administration ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — State inspectors are investigating whether Texas nursing homes improperly administered IV vitamin infusions to residents without signed doctor’s orders. IV, or intravenous therapy, ...
The Iowa Board of Nursing has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids hospital nurse accused of repeatedly showing up for work while intoxicated. Roberta Ann Natvig of Cedar Rapids had worked as a ...
Damage from Hurricane Helene stopped production at an IV manufacturing plant in North Cove, North Carolina in October, leading to shortages of IV fluids across the country. While it has been about a ...
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