Drug Shortage Survey

In a survey conducted by the American Hospital Association, 99.5% of hospitals reported experiencing one or more drug shortages. Critical Care Nurse wants to hear from you on this issue—does this problem exist in your unit?

We will collect your replies until March 31, 2012. Thank you for taking the time to let Critical Care Nurse know whether and to what extent this national problem has affected your workplace.

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* 1. In what state or US territory do you work?

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* 2. Has your critical care unit experienced any drug shortages in the past 6 months (August 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012)?

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* 3. If your unit did have shortages, which drugs were affected?

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* 4. If your unit did have shortages, what effects did patients experience as a result?

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