Implementation of a unit dose distribution system for respiratory therapy medications.
Hosp Pharm
; 15(2): 71-5, 1980 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-10245490
ABSTRACT
The development and implementation of a comprehensive unit dose distribution system for respiratory medications is described. Initially, an evaluation of carts and unit dose packaging materials for respiratory medications was conducted. Subsequent to the selection, a unit dose processing and packaging program was developed in accordance with the Respiratory Therapy Medical Director's Standard Treatment Orders. A 24-hour exchange system, separate but paralleling the already operational unit dose system, was implemented. The primary advantages attributed to the implementation of this system were 1) a decrease in potential respiratory medication order interpretation/transcription errors; 2) a decrease in the waste of medication solutions; 3) a decrease in potential preparation errors by the respiratory therapists; 4) standardization and accuracy of respiratory medication dosages; and 5) a more equitable method of charging patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviço Hospitalar de Terapia Respiratória
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Administração Hospitalar
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Departamentos Hospitalares
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Sistemas de Distribuição no Hospital
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Sistemas de Medicação no Hospital
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hosp Pharm
Ano de publicação:
1980
Tipo de documento:
Article