Smart infusion pumps : implementation, management, and drug libraries / Pamela K. Phelps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phelps, Pamela K., author.

Contributor:

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, issuing body.

Phelps, Pamela K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug infusion pumps.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bethesda, Maryland : ASHP Publication, 2017.

Summary:

Smart infusion pumps have transformed the dosage delivery system by reducing errors and improving patient care. However, clinicians and nurses are crucial in making critical decisions, monitoring the systems, and managing drug libraries. ASHP's updated Smart Infusion Pumps: Implementation, Management, and Drug Libraries, Second Edition, puts it all at your fingertips. Written by Pamela K. Phelps, with contributions from 14 other experts, it is the core handbook for selecting, implementing, and operating this essential medical technology, covering every aspect of infusion pump management, including guidance for their growing use in patient home care. Updated and expanded, with practice tips, charts, checklists, scenarios, and more, the second edition details procedures that ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and patient safety.

Contents:

Justification for smart pump technology / Pamela K. Phelps

Choosing a pump : request for proposal and value analysis / Pamela K. Phelps and Michelle Borchart

Human factors testing to aid in the selection of intravenous infusion pumps / Kathleen A. Harder

Setting guiding principles for pump implementation / Pamela K. Phelps

Building a general drug library / Pamela Phelps and Michelle L. Borchart

Patient controlled analgesia / Viginia L. Ghafoor

Building a pediatric drug library / Melissa K. Carlson and Angela Skoglund

Epidural and intrathecal drug library / Stephen F. Eckel and Andrew P. Stivers

Oncology drug library / Michelle L. Borchart and Kathleen Green

Home infusion pumps / Amy K. Chard and Dana A. Simonson

Education for go-live / Burnis D. Breland

Medication compounding for smart pumps / Joseph Stanek

Updating the drug library and implementing system changes / Susan M. Kleppin

Role of failure modes and effects analysis in pump implementation / Melissa M. Quinn and Virginia L. Ghafoor

Validating pumps for accuracy and functionality / Stephen F. Eckel and Andrew P. Stivers

Monitoring quality and pump utilization / Burnis D. Breland

Checklists for go-live and updates / Pamela K. Phelps and Michelle Borchart.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.