Abstract
The increasing complexity and acuity of the patient population at a southwest United States medical center was a catalyst in updating, revising, and distributing a current extravasation guideline document to caregivers. The guidelines provide information on initial treatment for nurses and the process for documentation and tracking of extravasations. The authors describe how a synthesis of the Nursing and Pharmacy partnership at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center resulted in the creation of current extravasation guidelines for the facility.
MeSH terms
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Critical Care / methods
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Critical Care / standards*
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Documentation / standards
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Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / diagnosis
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Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / therapy*
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Humans
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Interdepartmental Relations
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Nurse Clinicians / organization & administration
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Nursing Assessment / standards
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Nursing Records / standards
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Nursing Staff, Hospital / organization & administration
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Pharmacy Service, Hospital / organization & administration
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Practice Guidelines as Topic*
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Southwestern United States
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Trauma Centers