Isotubing Resources and Documents
Baxter Self Assessment - Tubing Misconnections
Enhancing Patient Safety - Stay Connected 2015
Isotubing NH HCQC Subcommittee Recommendations
Mix-Up of IV Lines Leading to Misadministration of Drugs and Solutions
Sentinel Alert Event - Managing risk during transition to new ISO tubing connector standards
Transition Checklist Facilites & Institutions
Transition Checklist Home Care Providers
Transition Checklist Nurses and Clinicians
Transition Checklist Pharmacies
Webinar Slides: Joint Commission - New ISO Tubing Connecotr Standards - Dec. 3, 2014
Webinar Transcript: Joint Commission - New ISO Tubing Connector Standards - Dec. 3, 2014
Resources that may be helpful to you:
www.Stayconnected2015.org - This is the website of GEDSA, a central organization in the effort to reduce tubing misconnections. The website contains videos, a “Stay Connected” in-service, an initiative overview, and a FAQ sheet. This website can be your primary source for ongoing information about reducing tubing misconnections.
www.aami.org/hottopics/connectors/index.html - The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation has information on tubing connectors.
www.jointcommission.org/ - Search for Sentinel Event Alert 53:Managing risk during transition to new ISO tubing connector standards, and Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 36: Tubing misconnections—a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence.
