Archive for March 18th, 2010

18 Mar

How Fast Is Too Fast for Delivering IV Push Medications

Problem: Errors in administering intravenous (IV) therapy can cause serious harm to patients. In fact, with few exceptions, high-alert medications that are known to harm patients are administered via the IV route. One aspect of potentially harmful IV errors that may go unnoticed, however, is the injection of an IV medication too quickly.

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