Pediatric IV Medication

Pediatric IV Medication Preparation

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We recently started looking at how and where our pediatric/NICU IV medications are being prepared, in the pharmacy or on the floor by nurses. Many of our IV push medications for NICU are prepared and diluted by the nurses on the floor with a 2 nurse check before administration. ISMP and Joint Commission both recommend supplying medications in the most ready to use form which would mean preparing these medications in pharmacy. Our NICU and pediatric departments are not large so this does not come up often.

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