Clamped Tubing

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Ann Jankiewicz
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Clamped Tubing

We have about 1-2 events per month where the nurse hangs an antibiotic piggyback and forgets to unclamp the tubing. Is anyone reminding the nurses in some way to "unclamp"? Using a catchy phrase as a reminder?

Thank you,
Ann Jankiewicz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Medication Safety Officer
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612

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