Verbal and telephone medication orders can be misheard, misunderstood, or mistranscribed. This poster gives healthcare practitioners a checklist for safe order communication.
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These resources are developed from ISMP's review of reports through its national error reporting programs, peer-reviewed articles in its publications, and/or consensus gathering summits on topics pertinent to specific errors or hazards. ISMP offers a wide range of downloadable and easy to use resources. Many are free.
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Chart with guidelines for use of anticoagulants, thrombolytics, and antiplatelet agents prior to, during, and after surgical procedures.
This wall chart includes both generic/brand names, identification of first line ACLS drugs, mechanism of actions and uses, dosage/administration, adverse drug reactions, contraindications and special considerations for medications supplied in crash carts.
This chart includes look-alike and sound-alike name pairs. Use this resource to help determine which medications require safeguards to reduce the risk of errors. Both the US Food and Drug Administration-approved and the ISMP-recommended tall-man (mixed case) letters have been included.
This wall chart is used to ensure the safety and integrity of drugs that are tubed via pneumatic systems.
This chart defines the stability and compatibility of medications that are routinely present in critical care, and intensive care settings.
This is an excellent resource for standardization of push rates in your institution.
A quick reference for appropriate antidotes. Features include antidote names, dosing, ADRs, and monitoring parameters.
This chart presents a guide to management of extravasation in adult patients.