General PN | Additional Topic Specific PN Resources | PN Product Shortages
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General Parenteral Nutrition Resources
NICU PN GuidelinesPN Indications and Appropriateness- Indications and Appropriateness of Parenteral Nutrition: This document provides clinicians and other stakeholders, such as policy makers and third‐party payers, current perspectives on the use of PN in a variety of healthcare settings. 2018
- NEW! Parenteral Nutrition Patient Rounds Checklist
PN DosingPN Myths- Dispelling Myths About Parenteral Nutrition Use : Despite the facts about parenteral nutrition (PN), several myths about the initiation and safe delivery of PN exist. This document is aimed at dispelling common myths related to patient conditions, PN components, stability and compatibility, and administration. Supported by Baxter, 2023
PN Safety
General Safety in Parenteral Nutrition Compounding NCP, 2023
Central Venous Catheter Safety in Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure NCP, 2023
ASPEN Lipid Injectable Emulsions Safety Recommendations
Adults PediatricRecommendations for Review of Direct Access Intravenous Therapy Businesses 2022
PN Compatibility and Stability
PN Ordering, Order Review, Compounding, Labeling, DispensingPN Preparation and Administration Filters for PN PN Photoprotection PN Safe Care Transitions PN Access and Reimbursement Issues ASPEN PN Competency Model Additional Topic Specific PN Resources
*Note: Topics Presented Alphabetically
Electronic Health Record Workflow for PNFatty AcidsEssential Fatty Acid Deficiency Omega-3 Fatty Acids - Videos: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Key Expert Interview SeriesSponsored by Fresenius Kabi, 2020
Omega-9 Fatty Acids Home PN Intestinal Failure Lipid Injectable Emulsions (ILE) - Videos: Advances in Lipid Emulsions. Emergence of Clinolipid. (Baxter presentation at ASPEN20) 2020
- Videos: Intravenous Lipid Emulsions (ILE) Series: Addresses a knowledge gap between best practice recommendations and current practices in parenteral nutrition. (Sponsored by Fresenius Kabi) 2018
Malnutrition Multi-Chamber Bag PN- Multi-Chamber Parenteral Nutrition Bags: The following companies produce multi-chamber PN products and have developed charts to show the macro- and micro-nutrients in their products to help clinicians in determining what is appropriate for patients.
- Baxter Products:
- Fresenius-Kabi Products:
MultivitaminsQuality Improvement Refeeding SyndromeReimbursement of PNSupplemental PN- Use of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients: Webinar Recording and Fact Sheet 2022
Log in to the eLearning Center to view the webinar recording. If you don’t have an account, click “Create an account” at the bottom of the Login window. - Use of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition for Surgical Oncology Patients: Webinar Recording and Fact Sheet 2022
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Trace Elements
PN Product Shortages
- Product Shortage List: ASPEN continually monitors the status of PN products and maintains communication with the FDA, manufacturers, healthcare organizations and clinicians to stay updated on the status of shortages. Through these collaborations, ASPEN keeps an updated list of products considered to be in short supply by the FDA, partners to try to resolve shortages and provides resources for managing shortages.
- Product Shortage Recommendations: These recommendations support clinicians in managing PN therapy during product shortages. They are developed by the PN Shortage Subcommittee of the PN Committee and are approved by the ASPEN Board of Directors.
- Submit Comments Regarding PN Product Shortages: ASPEN is committed to continually addressing PN product shortages by working with the FDA, manufacturers, other professional healthcare organizations, and clinicians. This communication helps ASPEN stay up to date on the status of shortages, collaborate to resolve shortages and to develop and provide resources to aid in the management of shortages. Comments and input regarding information and experience related to shortages and outages by clinicians is valuable to ASPEN. If your institution is experiencing a shortage of any PN products or components, please voluntarily provide your comments by clicking here.
Please note, ASPEN is not able to personally communicate regarding these submissions. Thank you in advance for your comments.
Adverse Event and Error Reporting Program
ASPEN and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) developed this program to educate clinicians about error reporting with nutrition support therapy. Learn more about this program and report nutrition support errors.
ASPEN PN Books and Workbooks
ASPEN PN Educational Programs
- ASHP in collaboration with ASPEN now offers a Nutritional Support Certificate for pharmacists, physicians, and nurses. This self-guided online course consists of 11 modules that review best practices for ordering, access, preparation, and administration of nutritional support. The course provides an overview of the potential complications that could result from enteral or parenteral nutrition. The course also covers malnutrition, nutritional requirements for adults receiving nutrition supports, and monitoring and error reporting.
- SmartPN: ASPEN has partnered with Baxter International Inc. to create a series of educational tools on the appropriate use of parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy Sponsored by Baxter, 2018
- Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing Workshop at the ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. Each year, ASPEN holds an in-person, PN order writing workshop the day before the conference. Details and registration are available in October.
- ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Webinar Series often have PN-specific webinars. See schedule.
- ASPEN Best Practices in Parenteral Nutrition Training Series: This four-part live webinar series is a convenient way to get a comprehensive overview on parenteral nutrition. The series has concluded.