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Pediatric High-Alert Medications: Evidence-Based Safe Practices for Nursing

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Jason Corcoran, PharmD, BCPS; Jill Duncan, RN, MS, MPH
Softbound book + nursing contact hours
Size: 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1601460279
978-1601460271
HCPro / Opus
December 2007
3 contact hours!
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High-alert medication safe practices for pediatrics!

According to the Institute of Medicine, adverse drug events occur in 6%10% of all hospitalized patients.
When these adverse events involve high-risk medications, patients are at a greater risk of suffering
serious harm. And the consequence of an error with these medications is far more devastating for
children.

Train your pediatric nurses to protect your youngest patients with the help of Pediatric High-Alert
Medications: Evidence-Based Safe Practices for Nursing Professionals. This book provides the latest
evidence-based information to guide staff members as they use high-risk medications and outlines the
proper steps that need to be taken when administering these drugs to children. Inside youll find pediatric-
specific information about:
Drug safety principles
Administration and monitoring requirements
Patient and family education
Creative ways to ensure compliance
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) describes high-alert medications as those that are most
likely to cause significant harm to patients, even when used as intended. Pediatric nurses understand that
children are not adults, and when it comes to high-risk medications, their needs are unique.

Pediatric High-Alert Medications focuses on the safety issues and challenges presented to nurses when
dealing with high-hazard medications and pediatrics. It provides detailed information and strategies for
dealing with some of the most challenging pediatric drugs, with chapters dedicated to pain relief,
paralytics, and chemotherapy drugs.

Filled with case studies, Pediatric High-Alert Medications is the perfect resource for self-study or staff
education. It discusses the general principles of medication for pediatrics, and explains which medications
are high-alert for pediatrics.

Meet Joint Commission requirements and IHI guidelines for safe administration of high-risk medications.
High-alert medications are an ongoing safety issue, and The Joint Commission requires facilities to train
their staff on this issue. Improving the safety of high-alert medications is also part of the IHIs patient
safety guidelines. With the help of Pediatric High-Alert Medications, you can raise the standard of
professional practice at your facility and maintain compliance. Take a look at the table of contents:
What makes pediatric patients different?
General pediatric medication safety principles
Technology that improves safety practices
Safely preparing, dispensing, and administering medication to kids of all ages
Anticoagulation medication
Chemotherapy agents
Concentrated electrolytes
Cardiovascular medications
Insulin and concentrated dextrose
Neuromuscular blocking agents
Pediatric pain and sedation medications
Concise and easy to read, Pediatric High-Alert Medications drills right down to the information you need
to improve your practice and protect your pediatric population.

Earn continuing education credits! Accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation, this educational activity is credentialed for 3
nursing contact hours. Learning objectives:
Identify the key differences in providing pharmaceutical care to pediatric patients
Explain the special considerations necessary when formulating adult dosage forms for pediatric
administration
Identify the six rights of safe pediatric high-alert medication administration
Describe the role that The Joint Commissions National Patient Safety Goals play in pediatric
high-alert medication safety initiatives
Identify the role that error reporting plays in improving pediatric high-alert medication safety
Describe the role technology plays in pediatric high-alert medication safety
Identify at least two pharmacy processes that can improve pediatric high-alert medication safety
Illustrate child-friendly and developmentally friendly techniques that are useful when
administering medications to children ranging in age from infancy through adolescence
and more
Jill Duncan, RN, MS, MPH, is the clinical nurse specialist for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, VA. She has more than 14 years of pediatric-related
experience in a variety of acute care settings, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Jason Corcoran, PharmD, BCPS, is the clinical pharmacy specialist at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
in Falls Church, VA. He has more than 10 years of pharmacy work experience, including the past five
years in practice as a pediatric pharmacist.

Softbound book + nursing contact hours

Size: 8.5" x 11"
ISBN 1601460279
978-1601460271
HCPro / Opus
December 2007
3 contact hours!
(click button below to view the very best currently available price for this important
resource)

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High-alert medication safe practices for pediatrics!

Train your pediatric nurses to protect your youngest patients with the help of Pediatric High-Alert
Medications: Evidence-Based Safe Practices for Nursing Professionals. This book provides the latest
evidence-based information to guide staff members as they use high-risk medications and outlines the
proper steps that need to be taken when administering these drugs to children.

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