New way to ID your IV solutions

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

While at AACN NTI, saw the folks at PharMEDium demonstrate their I.D. Your I.V

Very impressed with the patient safety redesign of their IV + medication products following ISMP guidelines.

IV + med syringes use tall man lettering on medication name label when similar products.

Three IV product labels are on back of bag to be able to easily label IV tubing.

Meds with differing concentrations have different color coded labels using unique shapes- help nurses differentiate drug and drug concentrations within a therapeutic class.

Barcode built into label.

Heparin comes with HIGH ALERT stop sign to get you to check potency.

These types products sure would have helped make med admin easier when I was working Respiratory/Telemetry unit.

[imintrouble, BSN, RN]

Labeling you can read. What an innovative thought.

It would definitely make med administration easier and safer.

[Stacilator]

Love it. Every step to prevent med errors is great.

[la_chica_suerte85, BSN, RN]

Right? Seriously, I was just thinking about this in clinical yesterday as I watched a peer hang a piggyback and couldn't see very well the name of the drug to input in the Alaris pump. The clear, shiny bag and the thin font black writing was not exactly conducive to making sure this task was done safely. What a freaking concept. I also love the stickers on the tubing. This helps the shorties among us who may not be able to see that tiny print on the pharm label for that vanco piggyback way up there on the IV pole with the glare from the light off the yellow shiny label. It was a really shiny day yesterday at clinical....

[NurseKatie08, MSN]

We have these Heparin bags on my unit...love it.