Big changes are coming to enhance safety with enteral tubing and medication syringes. In this podcast, host Jason Newland, MD, talks with Sarah Bledsoe, PharmD, Pharmacy Operations Manager, about the coming changes and what providers, pharmacy staff members and nurses can expect from this initiative, which is designed to eliminate harm to patients by avoiding medical device tubing misconnections. Children’s Mercy is scheduled to begin using ENFit safe enteral feeding tube connectors in 2016, but an exact date has not yet been determined. Enteral tubing delivers nutrition and medications to the digestive tract. The ENFit system has been designed to prevent medical devices from being connected to the wrong tubing. (For example, care providers can inadvertently connect the wrong tubing and deliver enteral formula into an IV line, which may cause injury.) The Children’s Mercy Pharmacy has been working with the Enteral Access team to ensure a smooth, safe transition to the standardized ENFit tube feeding devices. Watch this video podcast to learn details, and to see samples of the new ENFit enteral devices. (Time: 09:54)
Big changes are coming to enhance safety with enteral tubing and medication syringes. In this podcast, host Jason Newland, MD, talks with Sarah Bledsoe, PharmD, Pharmacy Operations Manager, about the coming changes and what providers, pharmacy staff members and nurses can expect from this initiative, which is designed to eliminate harm to patients by avoiding medical device tubing misconnections. Children’s Mercy is scheduled to begin using ENFit safe enteral feeding tube connectors in 2016, but an exact date has not yet been determined. Enteral tubing delivers nutrition and medications to the digestive tract. The ENFit system has been designed to prevent medical devices from being connected to the wrong tubing. (For example, care providers can inadvertently connect the wrong tubing and deliver enteral formula into an IV line, which may cause injury.) The Children’s Mercy Pharmacy has been working with the Enteral Access team to ensure a smooth, safe transition to the standardized ENFit tube feeding devices. Watch this video podcast to learn details, and to see samples of the new ENFit enteral devices.