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	Archive > March, 2004	Vol. V, No. 3

Ideas That Work

Make It Easy to Find the Right Drug

Edited by Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN

Melonie Marchak, RN, BSN I created a cross-reference sheet that lists generic and trade names of medications in our code cart. Some people are not familiar with both names and may not know, for example, that flumazenil is Romazicon, so it's a real time-saver. We attached the laminated sheet to the cart's IV pole so staff can quickly cross-reference the drugs' names, especially if they're in a code situation. Be sure someone updates the sheet as meds change.

Michelle Whittaker, RN, BSN
Preoperative Educator
East Texas Medical Center
Tyler, Texas
writeMail("mwhittaker@etmc.org")

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