Medication Preparation and Administration in the Outpatient Dialysis Clinic.

The outpatient dialysis clinic is a unique setting for nurses because they are required to prepare medications for administration. Since there is no nationally approved curriculum for instruction, nurses often learn drug preparation and administration from a preceptor or co-worker, leading to a wide variability in medication preparation and administration procedures. This article explores the multiple opportunities to improve medication preparation for safe administration in outpatient dialysis units.