Medication - Sterile Compounding - Nurse Competency Requirements
Are we required to do Finger Tip Testing and Media Fill Testing on nurses who compound emergent-use items outside of the pharmacy ?
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No, immediate-use compounding is reserved for situations where an immediate/urgent need for medications is present and a delay in waiting for the pharmacy to compound items could delay care, as well as items with limited stability, once compounded. Therefore, The Joint Commission will not require fingertip or media fill competencies for nurses performing immediate-use compounding outside of the pharmacy.
No, immediate-use compounding is reserved for situations where an immediate/urgent need for medications is present and a delay in waiting for the pharmacy to compound items could delay care, as well as items with limited stability, once compounded. Therefore, The Joint Commission will not require fingertip or media fill competencies for nurses performing immediate-use compounding outside of the pharmacy.
Manual:
Hospital and Hospital Clinics
Chapter:
Medication Management MM
Last reviewed by Standards Interpretation: April 19, 2022
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