Use Strategies to Avoid Vaccine Mix-Ups

December 2021

You'll need to stay alert for errors with COVID-19 vaccines...due to boosters, pediatric doses, etc.

Distinguish vaccines in the fridge or freezer by using separate bins, different shelves, or eye-catching labels.

Use cap color as a clue to differentiate unused vials. But ALSO check the vial label...to avoid mix-ups once caps are removed.

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Table of Contents

Med Safety Use ENFit Low-Dose Tip Syringes Properly
COVID-19 Be Ready to Dispense COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 5 and Up
Practice Look for Ways to Improve Staff Retention
Practice Know Which Meds NOT to Tube
Medication Errors Use Strategies to Avoid Vaccine Mix-Ups
CPR Ensure Med Safety When There's a Code Blue
Stroke Tenecteplase Will Be an Alternative to Alteplase for Stroke
Ophthalmology Watch for Rx Tyrvaya, a New Nasal Spray for Dry Eye
Vaccines Compare New Pneumococcal Vaccines to Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23