The Food and Drug Administration’s national safety communication on syringe pumps brought renewed attention to the serious consequences of their incorrect use and the need for clinicians to better understand their limitations. Syringe pumps permit the delivery of concentrated, rapid acting intravenous medications at slow infusion rates and provide a means to deliver multiple medications in the face of conservative fluid management.
This course begins by exploring the principles on which syringe systems operate. This reveals nuances of their operation that may lead to unexpected medication delivery. The course concludes with a discussion of best practices for ensuring the desired infusion. This includes adopting ASHP’s Standardize4Safety recommendations, optimizing dispensing practices and syringe size selection, and developing protocols for syringe change-over. Applying this knowledge will help clinicians use syringe pumps in a manner that ensures patients receive their medication in a timely, stable, and continuous manner.
Learning Objectives:
-Describe the mechanics and physics of smart syringe infusion systems, including the pumps, syringe, and disposables.
-Explain how the mechanics and physics of smart syringe infusion systems impact clinical performance.
-Apply appropriate methods for supporting the optimal, balanced selection of medication concentrations and syringe sizes, and for loading, priming, and safely changing over continuous running infusions.
-Identify best practices for optimizing flow stability and continuity.
- Provider:American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Activity Link: https://elearning.ashp.org/
- Start Date: 2023-11-20 06:00:00
- End Date: 2023-11-20 06:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
- Commercial Support: Source: Baxter International, Inc. - Amount: 110250.0 - Is Kind Support: False
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: No, it's free
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all