Best Practices for multiple IV co-administration infusions.

From AHRQ: An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. Administration of multiple IV infusions is ubiquitous in the ICU, and there are several established safety parameters associated with medication concentration, dosing, and pump programming. The physical dexterity required for administering multiple IV infusions concurrently is underappreciated, and lack thereof can, in fact, lead to serious harm.  AHRQ addressed this issue in a recent article, including recognizing risks associated with medication administration, the most frequent types of IV medical errors in the ICU, and best practices for the co-administration of multiple IV infusions. (Reprinted with permission.)

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Reduce exposure to infectious disease by up to two hours per day per 12-hour shift. 

• Healthcare workers can be exposed more often due to numerous infected individuals. Reducing the frequency and intensity of exposure to infectious diseases list MRSA or SARs-CoV-2 might reduce the infectious dose and result in less severe cases.

• It is reasonable to consider 15 minutes of exposure as prolonged exposure to some infectious diseases. This could refer to a single exposure to one infected individual or several briefer exposures to several individuals, adding up to at least 15 minutes during a 24-hour period (CDC).
  

• Return to work 5-20 days since symptoms first appeared, and 24 hours from last fever and symptoms (depending on your immunocompromised state.) (CDC)

MedLite ID & Infectious Disease

Reduce exposure to infectious disease by up to two hours per day per 12-hour shift. 

• Healthcare workers can be exposed more often due to numerous infected individuals. Reducing the frequency and intensity of exposure to infectious diseases list MRSA or SARs-CoV-2 might reduce the infectious dose and result in less severe cases.

• It is reasonable to consider 15 minutes of exposure as prolonged exposure to some infectious diseases. This could refer to a single exposure to one infected individual or several briefer exposures to several individuals, adding up to at least 15 minutes during a 24-hour period (CDC).
  

• Return to work 5-20 days since symptoms first appeared, and 24 hours from last fever and symptoms (depending on your immunocompromised state.) (CDC)