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A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Published on: November 9, 2016
How a patient perspective improved IV therapy
Abstract:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment is demanding and includes courses of intravenous antibiotics (IVAB), for which many patients are admitted to hospital. Our 35-bed adult respiratory ward delivers antibiotic doses up to four times a day but time pressures meant most patients did not receive their antibiotics on time. Many adults with CF are expert patients and plan their care with the healthcare team so a patient-nurse partnership was set up to resolve this issue. This article outlines a radical service change, based on a patient's comments, that was piloted and received positive feedback.
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