Protocolization of Analgesia and Sedation Through Smart Technology in Intensive Care: Improving Patient Safety

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This article depicts a project, which offers a feasible strategy for implementing standard concentrations in analgesia and sedation protocols in critical care. Medication errors are the most frequent errors that occur during health care interventions. Thus, patient outcomes can be improved by identifying high-alert drugs used in the ICU and establishing protocols to standardize dose, concentration, volume, and administration rate.

Objectives

Identify the strategies to reduce the risk of medication errors described in this article.
Describe the steps needed to implement smart pump technology.
Identify the improvement measures to promote compliance and optimize the use of smart pumps infusion.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.