Pharmacist Programming IV Pumps

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Carol Labadie
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Pharmacist Programming IV Pumps

I am interested to know if anyone has pharmacists programming IV pumps or just verifying that a pump has been programmed correctly. Our ED pharmacists at times are programming pumps during emergent situations (code stroke, trauma) and there is concern from some of the staff that this is 'administering' medications. We are reaching out to our BOP but also wanted to learn of other practices. Thank you for your time.

Carol Labadie
Vidant Medical Center
Greenville NC

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