Greetings,

Our organization is updating our patient transport policy. It contains many things unrelated to medications, but it does contain a section speaking to which medications require a nurse to transport the patient.

Wondering if you have something like this do you
a. list specific medications (nursing wants this)
b. list classes of medications
c. provide non-specific guidance based on patient stability, medication titration need, or mention of high alert medications or medications that require a double check on handoff.

I am looking into adding a required dual signoff at handoff for high alert meds that require dual check for initiation, titration, etc. I have heard from contract RNs that they have seen this functionality elsewhere.

Will you please reply if you do this and include what EHR you are using and share any additional information you think would help with a decision like this?

Many thanks,
Stacie Ethington MSN, RN
Medication Safety Nurse Specialist