The development of a parenteral admixture program in a pediatric hospital.

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Title The development of a parenteral admixture program in a pediatric hospital.
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Pharmacy
Department Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Author Pearce, Daniel Milton.
Date 1973-12
Description This endeavor describes the development of a parenteral admixture program in a 175-bed pediatric acute care hospital. It begins with a description of the advantage to the hospital of a parenteral admixture program as compared to conventional floor stock systems. Some examples of other admixture programs are cited along with specific characteristics of programs that could be applicable to any hospital. An outline is presented of the basic steps found in all programs. A detailed description is given illustrating how the program was actually developed in this hospital. This description includes items such as: 1) how space for the additive center was procured; 2) how a prediction of the workload was arrived at; 3) how the equipment for the center was procured; 4) how the pilot study was set up. This is followed by protocol for the admixture program. A discussion of data obtained during the development of this program includes: 1) how the I.V. usage rate of each was obtained; 2) how the amount of capital los due to the floor stock I.V. system was determined; 3) the amount of capital and the square feet of storage space tied up by the floor stock systems; 4) the amount of time save in the hospital by the additive system; and 5) and evaluation of how many personnel in the hospital were required per 100 I.V. solutions used before and after the additive system. The last chapter discusses the effectiveness of the admixture program based on previously established parameters. Some of the conclusions reached are as follows: 1) The program did save the hospitals money through more efficient use of time and equipment. a) Capital tied up in floor stock was greatly reduced. b) The program reduced the number of man-hours required to operate the I.V. therapy function in the hospital. This freed the nurses more from medication problems and gave them more time for bedside care. c) Checks were made to insure accuracy and also more care was taken in following established hospital policies regarding parenteral therapy as a result of the program. d) Solution and medications were all labeled properly and uniformly.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Hospital Pharmacy; Health Teams
Subject MESH Hospitals, Pediatric; Hospitals, Special; Parenteral Nutrition
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "The development of a parenteral admixture program in a pediatric hospital." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "The development of a parenteral admixture program in a pediatric hospital." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RA4.5 1973 .P4.
Rights Management © Daniel Milton Pearce.
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,186
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
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Setname ir_etd
ID 193634
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ks764n
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