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.

For hospitals with pharmacy preparing Transport bags of medications and supplies, do you include 3% hypertonic saline in the Transport bag? If so, how do you safeguard it? Do you dispense it from pharmacy for the Transport team? We currently stock mannitol, but are recently having more issues with maintaining them crystal-free. Our Transport team is also requesting it based on TBI guidelines, though I am very hesitant to keep them in the Transport bag. Thank you! -Melody Sun, CHOC Children's