Using smart IV infusion pumps outside of patient rooms.

Emily G Messing; Renu S Abraham; Nicholas J Quinn; Elizabeth A Duthie

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Using smart IV infusion pumps outside of patient rooms.

February 2, 2022

Messing EG, Abraham RS, Quinn NJ, et al. Am J Nurs. 2022;122(2).

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When hospitals began to fill up with COVID-19 patients, new strategies had to be developed and implemented quickly to reduce the spread of the virus. This article describes one strategy implemented by a New York hospital: relocating smart intravenous (iv) infusion pumps outside of patient rooms. Challenges, facilitators, and lessons learned are discussed.

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