Flow accuracy of IV smart pumps outside of patient rooms during COVID-19

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 357-363

  Blake, Jeannine W C ^a,b   Giuliano, Karen K ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSION PUMP; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

COVID-19; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSION PUMPS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENTS' ROOMS; SARS-COV-2;

EID: 85098772493     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/AACNACC2020241     Document Type: Article

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