Hospital Admissions Can Be an Opportunity to Identify Patients Who Need Vaccines

June 2017

You're on the front lines to help inpatients get needed vaccines.

Many people aren't up to date on routine immunizations.

For example, only about half of adults get a flu vaccine...and just a little over half are current on their tetanus vaccine.

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Table of Contents

Med Safety Help Ensure Safe Use of Dyes
New Drugs Think of Nipride RTU as "Ready to Use" Nitroprusside
Asthma Expedite Severe Asthma Treatments So Patients Can Breathe Easy
Vaccines Hospital Admissions Can Be an Opportunity to Identify Patients Who Need Vaccines
Antibiotics Expect to Dispense More Cefazolin for Certain Staph Blood Infections
IV Medications Help Prevent Mishaps With Push-Dose Pressors for Low BP
Diabetes Meds Think of Xultophy as Similar to Soliqua for Type 2 Diabetes
High-Alert Meds Help Ensure Safety With Hypertonic Saline
NSAIDs Don't Be Surprised to See Orders for Lower Doses of Injectable Ketorolac
Fibromyalgia Be Familiar With Meds for Fibromyalgia
Practice Ensure Printed Materials Are Easy to Read for Visually Impaired Patients