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1. High Alert Medications during Transport

   bobbi_marieda replied to bobbi_marieda's topic in General Nursing

   Fair point well made. :-) Although maybe the key piece I was missing is that I work in pediatrics, always have. IV opiates have always been considered a HAM requiring an independent RN double check where I've worked. Sometimes I forget that there's a...

2. High Alert Medications during Transport

   bobbi_marieda replied to bobbi_marieda's topic in General Nursing

   This is similar to what is done now at our facility. We just never technically have a 2nd RN verifying the dose at the time of administration if we are on a transport. There may not be a perfect solution, I was just curious if another institution had...

3. High Alert Medications during Transport

   bobbi_marieda replied to bobbi_marieda's topic in General Nursing

   It's interesting that your institution doesn't consider IV narcotics or opiates to be high alert medications. They are definitely categorized as high alerts by ISMP.

4. High Alert Medications during Transport

   bobbi_marieda posted a topic in General Nursing

   Question regarding high alert medication administration during transport- Our institution follows IHI's High Alert Medication guidelines and require 2 RN double checks on high alert medications. However, we sometimes must accompany our patient off s...