Diane S. Aschenbrenner is a former member of the faculty at Notre Dame of Maryland University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She coordinates Drug Watch : diane.aschenbrenner@gmail.com .Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.AJN, American Journal of Nursing...
Background High alert medications (HAM) are drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) created and periodically updates a list of potential HAM for acute care settings. The Joint Commission requires ...
Regarding the ISMP standards: all units had knowledge of the high alert medications list and they were prescribed using protocols; 7 had standardised storage, preparation and administration; 8 had established electronically maximum doses and automated alerts; 4 had limited the number of presentations ...
International organisations such as WHO, JCI, the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP), and American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists, have classified a number of medicines as being high alert medications1-3 based on characteristics including a narrow therapeutic index, complexity in ...