NurseAdviseERR - March Edition

The Institute of Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) publishes a fantastic newsletter, NurseAdviseERR every month.  The March newsletter (need Adobe Reader)focuses on several topics. I have copied/pasted the bullet points highlighting the features of the issue below. 

• Smart pump custom concentrations without hard "low concentration" alerts - A perfect storm for patient harm
• What's wrong with "ketofol"? In a word, plenty!
• All is not as it seems... Caution: drug names that end with the letter "L."
• OR nurses: "Stop using multidose vials."
• Medical equipment, not a toy.
• New Resource: Tubing Misconnections Self Assessment for Healthcare Facilities (www.ismp.org/selfassessments/tubingMisconnections)

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