Infusion therapy

You are getting involved in the pump buying end? Run while you can.

The most common home pump is called the CADD pump.

If you have little expereince in Infusion Nursing, you might want to think twice.

Check with the Infusion Nurses Society:http://www.ins1.org/

BArbpick, iwould be on the selling side, the comapny is BBraun. I saw Alaris out there. What does your hospital use?

To clarify, this would be on the Infusion therapy equipment side (pumps) of the business. Selling to hopsitals and Physician's.

OK, Braun is a very good name. I like their pedi pumps. Most physicians who do infusions in their offices, are affiliated with Infusion Companies that supply the medication and equiptment in part of their contract for services.

They also service Nursing Homes with a different gimic, the offer nursing continuing education if the nursing home contracts with their infusion company or regular pharmacy.

Option care is a nationally known IV pharmacy.

I did high tech home health for 8 years, so I was at the mercy of the infusion companies. Keep throwing questions at me and I will field them as well as My Florida Marlins are doing right now, no I will do my best though

Barbara

Thanks Barb, good info. They are pushing the medication accuracy angle and are bar coding the supplies and returning the info to the Hospital information system. Do you know anyone in Nursing adminastartion that has been involved in product evaluations that may have any opinions.... My Braves are off the field so feel fortunate you have a team that is still palying.

JCS

Sigh, the cubs won last night, maybe homefield advantage will help next game.

Funny you mention bar coding. I just started a 13 week travel Nurse contract at a hospital which is owned by one of the large groups. My new ID has a bar code on it and I will have to swipe it to use anything. I went to basic orientation tuesday and start my 12 hour shifts fri sat and sunday. I will get back with you and see what they use.

These forums are wonderful, someone always has something to contribute.

JCS,

I am new to this forum activity so please bear with me here. I saw your post about sales and marketing for an infusion company job. I have been there in the past . Just alittle info on me ; I have been an infusion acute care nurse for many years, with some time spent in home care. I have also ventured out to sales and marketing for a company. Will you be marketing pumps/equipment to hospitals or the clinical nurse to do the inservice when the change over occurs?

The job can be very rewarding or it can be the challenge of a life time . The travel can be fun depending on where you go , but can also be gruelling if you are the educator and have to meet with ALL the staff on ALL the shifts . Approaching nurses with " new " ideas and equipment to learn to use in their already stressful lives can be challenging.

The stressful part for me was moving from thinking clinical to dollars. My suggestion would be talk to other nurses in sales ! It is a different world and many of the reps are not nurses and have limited knowledge of the true application of the product .

As with any new experience I took with me knowledge of the " other side " of nursing , I now participate in introducing new products to my hospital and staff education . But primarily provide direct patient care in the infusion aspect .

Good luck !

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