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What are the 3 multidisciplinary team?
Core team
Clinical team
Implementation team
TRUE OR FALSE
Smart pumps are manually programmed by individual clinicians without preset medication parameters.
FALSE
Smart pumps are programmed with a dataset and drug library.
TRUE OR FALSE
Training should be conducted during all shifts.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Smart pumps do not require staff training because they are computerized.
FALSE
This __ team’s primary role is to assist the organization in selecting a smart pump vendor
a. Implementation team
b. Core team
c. Clinical team
d. the Pharmacists
b. Core team
If a programmed infusion is outside of a particular medication’s recommended parameters (or dataset), such as dose, dosing unit, rate or concentration, what does the smart pump system do?
A. It alerts you
B. Nothing happens
C. The problem will fix itself
D. Takes care of the patient
A. It alerts you
Smart pump training is important because:
A. Smart pumps automatically eliminate all medication errors
B. New technology has a learning curve
C. Nurses do not need instruction
D. Pumps function independently of staff behavior
B. New technology has a learning curve
What is the main purpose of a smart pump?
A. To increase the speed of medication administration
B. To reduce medication errors using a drug library and safety limits
C. To replace pharmacists in hospitals
D. To eliminate the need for nurses
C. To replace pharmacists in hospitals
What are the 2 main interventions?
a. Update pre-printed order sets and implementing smart pump technology
b. By passing the safety software and selecting the wrong medication concentration?
c. Assess the implementation of smart pump technology and contact the quality department
A. Update pre-printed order sets and implementing smart pump technology
Which statement correctly compares a soft limit and a hard limit in smart pump technology?
A. A soft limit stops the infusion completely, while a hard limit can be overridden.
B. Both soft and hard limits cannot be overridden.
C. A soft limit gives a warning and can be overridden, while a hard limit stops the infusion and cannot be overridden
D. Both soft and hard limits only give warnings.
C. A soft limit gives a warning and can be overridden, while a hard limit stops the infusion and cannot be overridden
List of medications programmed in the smart pump software. It includes properties such as name, dose, and concentration for each medication listed
Drug library
The computerized infusion device designed to reduce medication errors.
Smart pump (Smart Infusion pump)
Give one representative from the core team
Senior leadership
Bioengineering
Nursing
Pharmacy
Information technology
Supply chain management
Before building the dataset, hospitals must standardize which of the following?
A. Drug concentrations only
B. Volumes only
C. Drug concentrations, volumes to be dispensed, and pharmacy label placement
D. Nursing shift schedules
C. Drug concentrations, volumes to be dispensed, and pharmacy label placement
Q: Training sessions for smart pump implementation should:
A. Last more than 3 hours
B. Be conducted only during day shift
C. Not exceed one hour
D. Be optional for nurses
C. not exceed one hour
How is using Large-volume pumps different from small-volume pumps?
Large is for nutrient solutions (large volume infusion) ; small is for potent drugs (small volume infusion)
What is improvement tool used to identify risk points with a product prior to implementation?
Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Which of the following best describes a hard limit in smart pump programming?
A. A dose that can be overridden by the nurse
B. A recommended dose range
C. A dose that cannot be overridden once reached
D. A clinical advisory displayed during programming
C. A dose that cannot be overridden once reached
This step occurs after the dataset is created and involves downloading the dataset into pumps, programming actual doses, and evaluating override alerts prior to go-live.
Quality Assurance Check
Smart pump training is important because:
A. Smart pumps automatically eliminate all medication errors
B. New technology has a learning curve
C. Nurses do not need instruction
D. Pumps function independently of staff behavior
B. New technology has a learning curve