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Safe IV Administration with State-of-the-Art Technology

Activity Description This educational activity will describe the experiences and lessons learned with the implementation of intelligent infusion technology. The author, Jackie Estok, will discuss the importance of creating a safe IV administration environment for clinicians at the bedside, as well as physicians and patients. She will also describe how data collected with intelligent infusion technology is used in the improvement of safe bedside IV administration.

Learning Objectives

The target audience for this activity is pharmacists and nurses in health-system settings. After completing this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Outline strategies for effective implementation of intelligent infusion technology

• Describe the development, bedside application and importance of an intelligent infusion drug library

• Describe evidenced-based practice regarding compliance with safe IV drug administration

• Outline the role of the bedside clinician in prevention of medication errors

Faculty

Jacqueline L. Estok, MBA, MSN, RN, HFA
Chief Nursing Officer
Vice President, Patient Care Services
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana

CE Accreditation:

Pharmacists:
ProCE, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Activity Number 221-000-09-057-H04-P has been assigned to this knowledge-based home-study activity (initial release date 09-04-09). This activity is acceptable for 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) in states that recognize ACPE providers. It is provided at no cost to participants. Statements of credit will be issued online at www.ProCE.com upon successful completion of the post-test (≥70% correct). No partial credit will be given.

Nurses:
Nurse CE is provided for this activity through collaboration between ProCE, Inc. and Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1.0 contact hour of nurse CE credit.

Release Date: 09-04-2009
Expiration Date: 09-04-2012

Disclosure Statements:
It is the policy of ProCE to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational activity. Jacqueline Estok reports serving as a speaker and/or consultant for Hospira, Inc.

Funding:
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Hospira, Inc.