| Subject: | Administration of High-Risk Medications |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 8 Nov 2004 - 10:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has had several requests for policies that address administration of high-risk medications, such as IV administration of cardiac medications in a setting other than the intensive care unit, administration of IV heparin, etc. Several JCAHO standards relate to this issue, notably standards MM1.10, MM.5.10 and MM.7.10.
Standard MM.1.10: Patient specific information is readily accessible to those involved in the mediation management system
Standard MM.5.10: Medications... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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