[NEWSTART]

I need other nurses help...
I am an LPN and on the MMAC my project is gathering info on medication errors and why they accured. I need from my fellow nurses is this: Please leave a message regarding any medication error you know of and why it happened. Ex: Restoril order Resperidal given anything will help with this. Other nurses are the best source I could ever have.

Thanks for your help.

Karen

[TiffyRN]

Having reviewed what the nurses following me had to say, I have to agree and revised my own post. How about we leave it at. . .

Pyxis machines can be great, but be very cautious.

[cannoli]

Personally, I don't think this is the place for this type of information.

[SmilingBluEyes]

I agree w/cannoli here.

[NRSKarenRN]

Check out the institute for safe medicine practices.website and sign up for their free newsletter. They have the info you need: www.ismp.org

Newsletter:
http://www.ismp.org/NursingArticles/index.htm

Medication Safety Alerts:
http://www.ismp.org/MSAarticles/msa.html

Great safety articles here:
http://www.ismp.org/MSAarticles/recentarticles.html

[NEWSTART]

I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable.. Thanks KarenRN. I just don't know where to start on this and how can one nurse make a list of WHY medication errors happen anyway.

I'll leave you all alone Thanks anyway

Karen

[RainbowLPN]

I agree I do not think this is the right place to discuss something this important. I can give you a couple general idea that might help you though. I know for one that in nursing homes some nurses must pass medicatuions to as many as 37 patients. That does not leave much time for double checking. Also I have seen mistakes made by ward clerks. These people who have no medical license taking off doctors orders. Somtimes I don't think they know how serious their job really is.

[Kyriaka]

When I was a burn patient a nurse accidently gave me Tylenol instead of Tylox.

But it really was not the nurses fault. He couldnt read the Dr.'s handwriting.

[Huq]

Originally posted by Kyriaka
When I was a burn patient a nurse accidently gave me Tylenol instead of Tylox.

But it really was not the nurses fault. He couldnt read the Dr.'s handwriting.

Not the fault of the nurse?
Giving medication when unable to read an order is the same as giving medication without an order.

[oramar]

if you ask me doctors handwriting is high on the list if not number one