Raise your smart pump IQ: Gain further perspectives on this key medication safety tool
Jacobs, Barbara RN, BSN. (October 2006). CCRN Nursing Management: 37:10, 18-18. Supplement: IT Solutions.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=670161
Abstract
Another technology to keep medication safety at the heart of safety-centric nursing practice is the smart infusion pump. While we understand the technology's ability to improve the safety of intravenous medication administration, some institutions that invest in smart infusion pumps can be daunted by the process of managing the wealth of data the devices produce. A brief yet focused review of data on an ongoing basis, as well as a healthy dialogue between nursing and pharmacy, allows institutions to continually improve processes and stop medication errors in their tracks.