Medication Management Problems
28 problems reported across 4+ industries
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Real-time IV infusion verification and alerting system for nurses
Measuring non-standard medication doses with a TB syringe is inefficient and error-prone.
An RN with 25 patients in a nursing home struggles to complete morning medication pass within a reasonable time, leaving no time for other duties and causing misery.
Nurses in LTC facilities are forced to borrow medications and falsify administration records due to frequent stockouts and unreliable pharmacy deliveries.
Medication pass in long-term care takes 1.5-3 hours per shift due to interruptions and manual tasks like toileting and getting ice water.
Mixing Zosyn IV medication is extremely frustrating because it clumps and does not dissolve easily, wasting time and effort.
Medication Management Problems(page 2 of 2)
SafeDose Connector
Nurses are forced to use risky workarounds to administer oral vancomycin intravenously due to incompatible bottle and syringe designs.
DistractGuard
Nurse needs a way to prevent medication counting discrepancies caused by distractions and interruptions during controlled substance pulls from an open Pyxis station.
DoseCalc Pro
Measuring non-standard medication doses with a TB syringe is inefficient and error-prone.
PCA Pump Change Smart Alert
A new nurse accidentally wasted narcotic medication due to confusing PCA pump workflow and is panicking about disciplinary consequences.
MedWaste Flow
A nurse is unsure of the correct policy for wasting partially used narcotic IV bags and finds the current process inconsistent between paper documentation and the Pyxis system, risking compliance errors, diversion, and inefficiency.
OrderClarity Rx
New grad RN receives incomplete IV antibiotic orders without reconstitution volume or infusion rate, and MD expects RN to know these details without an order, forcing RN to call pharmacy for clarification.
NarcCount Pro
A nurse accidentally miscounts morphine vials and mishandles the discrepancy correction, leading to fear of disciplinary action and a drug test.
MedAudit Guard
A nurse accidentally pulled a controlled substance from an automated dispensing cabinet under the wrong patient's name and fears disciplinary or licensing consequences without guidance.