Parenteral Nutrition Prescribing and Order Review Safety Study: The Need for Pharmacist Intervention.

Introduction: Errors have been reported in the literature to occur at each step of the parenteral nutrition (PN) use process, necessitating standardized processes, clinician competence, and open communication for those involved. This study was performed at Central Admixture Pharmacy Services (CAPS®) in collaboration with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) with the purpose to study the need for and success of PN pharmacist interventions.

Methods: A survey was developed and sent to all CAPS customers for study enrollment and to identify their demographic and practice characteristics.

A.S.P.E.N. Standards for Nutrition Support: Home and Alternate Site Care.

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.

Pharmacist specialty certification.

Nutrition support is a pharmacy specialty in which pharmacists work with prescribers, conduct order review, and either perform or oversee compounding of these complex parenteral nutrition formulations. Pharmacists should be certified in this specialty, and the options for certification are outlined in this article.