The "30-minute rule" for med administration will loosen up because of safety concerns
February 2012
The "30-minute rule" for med administration will loosen up because of safety concerns.
This mandate to give ALL scheduled meds within 30 minutes of their actual due time was put into place by CMS...to limit patient harm.
But nurses say the 30-minute rule actually INCREASES the risk for med errors...due to shortcuts and other work-arounds that are used to meet the time deadline.
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