CMS Medication Administration and Management: IV Medication, Blood Administration and Safe Opioid Use

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By - Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM

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This program will discuss the CMS standards on medication administration, IV medication, including required hospital policies, ISMP IV Push guidelines, blood transfusion and safe opioid use. The CMS standards on the care of the patient receiving opioids also apply to critical access hospitals.

In addition to CMS requirements, the following are also covered: CDC opioid guidelines, Joint Commission pain management guidelines, and AHRQ on Acute Pain. This program will include a discussion of recommendations and guidelines on the use of opioids from various other organizations including HHS National Action Plan for ADR Prevention, AMA and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

This program will cover the Nursing Conditions of Participation as they relate to medication and blood administration – patient assessment and monitoring, staff education and adverse medication events. CMS PACU standards will be discussed briefly, including the need for patient monitoring for patients receiving opioids.
Staff education on the safe opioid use is essential and includes an assessment of the patient to determine who will be at risk for an adverse event from the use of IV opioids including PCA. Staff must be educated on the side effects and how to recognize them.

Objectives

Describe the three different timeframes in which all medications must be administered
Recall that CMS has required policies and education requirements on medication administration and safe opioid use
Discuss CMS requirements to ensure nurses are competent when giving IV medications or blood transfusions
Recall that CDC issued opioid prescribing guidelines

Agenda

Introduction
CMS manual
CoPs on Nursing and Medication administration
Preparation and administration of drugs
Orders for drugs and biologicals
Safe injection practices
ISMP guidelines on IV Push medication
ISMP guidelines on sterile compounding
Timeframes for administration
IV Medication
High-alert medication
Staff training and competencies
Patient risk factors
Need for physician orders
Use of opioids and IV opioids
Risk factors and patient monitoring
Policies and procedures
Examples of sedation scales
Blood transfusions
PACU and Opioids
Safe opioid use
Joint Commission guidelines/standards
CDC opioid guidelines
AHRQ Opioids and Treatment for acute pain
National Action Plan – ADR prevention
Appendix and Resources

Who Should Attend?

Chief nursing officer
All nurses with direct patient care
Nurse managers/supervisors
Nurse educator
Pharmacists
Director of pharmacy
Compliance officer
Chief of medical staff
Risk manager
Patient safety officer
Senior leadership
PI director
Joint Commission coordinator
Regulatory officers
Chief operating officer
Physicians
Education department staff
Audit staff
Others responsible for compliance with hospital regulations, including documentation compliance

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Speaker Detail

Laura A. Dixon recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado where she provided consultation and resources to clinical staff. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the Director, Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Such services included creation of and presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products. Ms. Dixon has more than twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Director, Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States. Ms. Dixon’s legal experience includes medical malpractice insurance defense and representation of nurses before the Colorado Board of Nursing. As a registered nurse and attorney, Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.