Weights and ISMP TBP

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Elizabeth Rebo
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Weights and ISMP TBP

Hi all -

If you've been successful in addressing this ISMP TBP, would you be able to tell me what strategies you found effective?

- Weigh each patient as soon as possible on admission and during each appropriate outpatient or emergency department encounter.
- Avoid use of a stated, estimated, or historical weight.
- Measure and document patient weights in metric units only.

Thanks!

Elizabeth

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