Infusion pump policy

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Katie Johnson
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Infusion pump policy

My institution is revising our policies related to IV therapy/infusion pumps but struggling to find the right language to mandate smart pump use for majority of infusions, but have specific/appropriate exceptions for scenarios when pumps are not used (eg. needing to give faster than the pump will pump (>999 ml/h), pressure bag use, limited/specific items given by gravity). Any examples of policies that people have would be helpful to reference as we are updating ours.
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Katie Johnson
(katiejohnson@uky.edu)

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