Table 3:
Interventions Tested
Theme | Intervention(s) Tested | Intervention Type | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Practice | Technology | Education | ||
1. Setting up and programming multiple primary continuous IV infusions | One-at-a-time protocol | □ | ||
2. Identifying IV infusions | Preprinted labels and infusion organizers | □ | ||
Smart pump/channel labels | □ | |||
Light-linking system | □ | |||
3. Managing dead volume | Education module on dead volume principles | □ | ||
4. Setting up secondary intermittent IV infusions | Smart pump with clamp detector | □ | ||
Separate pump | □ | □ | ||
Education module on IV principles | □ | |||
5. Administering an IV pump bolus | Traditional pump with bolus feature | □ | ||
Smart pump with bolus feature | □ |
Abbreviation: IV, intravenous.