We are in the process of developing a Post-Op Nausea and Vomiting prophylaxis protocol.  If anyone is willing to share your organizations policy or what your institutions are using for Post-Op N/V prophylaxis I would be very grateful.

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*Has anyone implemented a so-called Stop the Line approach to dealing with medication safety events? * If so, would you be able to share Procedure documents, checklists, and/or lessons learned? We are trying to choose a model to emulate. Thank you so much, Erica Erica Fredette, PharmD, BCPS

Our Radiology Dept. has asked Pharmacy to take over dispensing of contrast media to providers in the OR setting. We are debating whether to require a direct order from providers including the intended use. This is in light of a recent error at a nearby hospital where the wrong contrast product was given intrathecally. How does your institution handle this?

How do you dispense alteplase and/or dornase alpha for pleurodesis treatments? These products are instilled into the chest tube then allowed to dwell for finite period of time. Do you dispense in syringe or bottle or some other method? thanks

Hello Everyone, Our institution went live with CPOE about a year ago. Since that time we have had a few serious medication events arising from conditional orders. For example, a physician may enter an order for anticoagulation such as Lovenox

Can you tell me if your site is using the smaller (3ml) insulin vials for patient specific orders e.g. sliding scale.

Is anyone using ketamine infusion for post-op pain control that would be willing to share their protocols? What unit(s) do you allow to run this and what monitoring guidelines do you use? created by Zehrina on Tue, 10/28/2014 - 16:45.

Hello all, I am interested in learning more about the status of essential oils in your organizations. Would you please consider responding to the following questions: 1. Has essential oil therapy been considered for use within the organization? 2. Has your Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee reviewed essential oil therapy? If so, what decision was made? 3. If essential oil therapy is permitted, what processes do you have in place for pharmacy (eg, purchasing, storage)? Any additional information regarding the use or non-use of essential oils in your organization would be greatly helpful.

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