| Subject: | StayAlert Clarifying Notice Regarding Oral Contrast Media Administration from July 1, 2005 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 4 Jul 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator would like to clarify a statement made in an earlier release about the storing of oral contrast media. The StayAlert Administrator indicated that oral contrast media should not be stored in the Radiology Department. Oral contrast media may be stored in the Radiology Department and it should also be stored in the Pharmacy for those inpatient orders that will be reviewed by the Pharmacist before the administration of the oral contrast media. The StayAlert Administrator... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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