Pocket Nurse's Demo Dose Simulated Medications Celebrate Their 15th Anniversary
Pocket Nurse® is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Demo Dose®, its proprietary line of simulated medications, in June 2019. Demo Dose helps prevent medication errors by teaching students proper medication administration procedures. There aren't safe alternatives to simulated medications.
MONACA, Pa., June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pocket Nurse® is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Demo Dose®, its proprietary line of simulated medications, in June 2019.
"I created Demo Dose to prevent medication errors," said Pocket Nurse President and Founder Anthony Battaglia, MS, BSN, RN. "The success of the brand over the last 15 years tells me there was a real need for medication safety in education, and I look forward to continuing to fill that need."
Demo Dose helps prevent medication errors by teaching students proper medication administration procedures. Students also learn to open, prepare, and administer medications.
"There aren't safe alternatives to simulated medications," Battaglia said. "Some educators continue to use expired medications, putting themselves and students at risk of exposure. Some students practice injections on one another, which can be dangerous and is no longer acceptable in practice."
"Competency in medication administration is a crucial skill prior to becoming a healthcare professional," said Corporate Nurse Educator Beth Telesz. "Ineffective injections can cause long-term harm or even death."
In addition to patient safety, hands-on learning with Demo Dose can protect healthcare professionals. "Breaking glass ampules is tricky for young nurses," said Telesz. "Even if they do everything right, the ampule could break in a way that is unsafe to handle. Every moment matters to busy healthcare professionals. Preventing cuts from cracked ampules is imperative."
The Demo Dose line has expanded beyond simulated vials, ampules, and syringes since 2004 to include the Inject-Ed™, an injection task trainer; simulated blood products including plasma and platelets; simulated compounding materials, SimBASES; and more.
Demo Dose is manufactured in the USA with foreign and domestic parts to keep costs reasonable, ensure high quality, expedite shipping times and support small business.
Demo Dose is for instructional use only, not for human or animal use.
About Pocket Nurse
Pocket Nurse is nurse owned and operated and has been a trusted partner in simulation education for nursing, EMS, pharmacy technology, and allied health since 1992. We provide over 5,000 simulation solutions to healthcare educators nationwide. We're proud of our role in improving patient outcomes by enhancing suitable learning environments for future healthcare professionals.
SOURCE Pocket Nurse Enterprises, Inc.
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