Webinar: CMS Medication Administration & Management: IV Medication, Blood Admin & Safe Opioid Use
Webinar
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Eastern Standard Time
This educational activity is provided jointly by AXIS Medical Education and North Carolina Healthcare Association.
This webinar is being offered in cooperation with the Georgia Hospital Association.
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.
In addition to the CMS requirements, this session will discuss opioid use guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other organizations, the Joint Commission (TJC) pain management guidelines, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) guidelines on acute pain.
This session will cover the nursing Conditions of Participation (CoPs) as they relate to medication and blood administration, patient assessment and monitoring, staff education, and adverse medication events. CMS Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) standards, including the need to monitor patients receiving opioids, will also be discussed.