Medication safety practice corner: No drug selected: Nurses report safety risks when programming smart pumps

Lynn Riley; Dorothy Tscheng

doi:10.5737/23688653-36226

September 8, 2025The Canadian journal of critical care nursing

Medication safety practice corner: No drug selected: Nurses report safety risks when programming smart pumps

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Key Points

Dosing errors associated with smart pumps pose significant risks to patient safety, and tailored interventions are essential.
The study highlights that dose error reduction software can aid in detecting harmful programming errors, improving safety.
Implementation of effective dosing guidelines alongside technology can mitigate risks, ensuring safer patient care.
Emphasizing medication safety practices can lead to better outcomes, yet challenges remain in effectively programming smart pumps.

Implication

Observational analysis reveals safety risks related to programming errors in smart pumps, indicating a need for better protocols.

Abstract

Implementation of dose error reduction software (DERS) alongside a tailored library of medications with dosing guidelines can support organizations to detect dosing and programming errors that may harm patients (ISMP Canada, 2023; Joint Commission, 2021).

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Riley et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Medication safety practice corner: No drug selected: Nurses report safety risks when programming smart pumps

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Medication safety practice corner: No drug selected: Nurses report safety risks when programming smart pumps

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Abstract

Discussion

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