July 16, 2020: Safety Bulletin - Intravenous Medication Safety: A Multi-Incident Analysis
Administration of medication by the intravenous (IV) route is ubiquitous in hospital practice. This route of administration is often used for several high-alert medications that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error. The need for improvements to the medication-use process, predicated on an awareness of the risk of IV medication-related harm, is an important step toward system-level changes. A multi-incident analysis was conducted to inform the future direction of medication safety efforts specifically targeting administration by the IV route. Listen to the Synopsis ... | Read more ...
