@article{ETD,
      recid = {10126},
      author = {Girod, Victoria J.},
      title = {Standardizing pediatric intravenous push medication  dilution: a quality improvement project},
      publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University},
      school = {D.N.P.},
      address = {2023},
      number = {ETD},
      abstract = {Unsafe practices and lack of standardization exist with  preparation and administration of intravenous push  medications (IVPM). Consensus standards for safe IVPM state  to never dilute IVPM by drawing up the contents into a  commercially available, prefilled, normal saline (NS) flush  syringe. Despite Institute for Safe Medication Practices  (ISMP) guidelines, lack of practice standardization  persists, creating increased medication error risk with  unnecessary dilution an ongoing issue. The purpose of this  quality improvement project was to 1) identify current IVPM  preparation and administration practices at a Children's  Hospital in the Pacific Northwest and 2) measure nurses'  adherence to national standards for IVPM post education.},
      url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10126},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/9k41zf308},
}