Flow accuracy of IV smart pumps outside of patient rooms during COVID-19.

Jeannine W.C Blake; Karen K. Giuliano

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Flow accuracy of IV smart pumps outside of patient rooms during COVID-19.

February 24, 2021

Blake JWC, Giuliano KK. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2020;31(4):357-363.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many changes in health care delivery. This article discusses one common process change – moving medical devices (such as intravenous (IV) infusion pumps) away from the bedside – and how to support nursing clinical decision-making during IV infusion therapy.

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