Smart pump - soft limit alert procedures

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Jennifer Turple
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Smart pump - soft limit alert procedures

Hello,
In situations when a medication is being administered using a "smart" infusion pump and the nursing staff who have programmed the pump receive a soft limit alert, does your organization describe in policy/procedure the specific actions to be taken prior to overriding the soft alert?
Thanks
Jen Turple
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, NS Canada