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Andrew D Harding1, Mark W Connolly, Timothy O Wilkerson
1Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. Andrew.Harding@CaritasChristi.org
Abstract:
Intravenous smart pump devices hold specific medications in electronic libraries. These libraries contain predetermined volumes with corresponding administration rate limits. Smart pumps prevent nurses from engaging in calculations under high-pressure situations and ensure that only therapies available to the nurse are administered to patients. When this technology is available and not utilized, litigation could be successful in finding fault on the nurse. Therefore, nurses should use the available smart pump technology every time when administering intravenous therapy.
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