purple unicirn BSN

purple unicirn is a BSN and specializes in RN.

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1. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   OK told my manager the situation and she was OK except I didn’t have an actual order

2. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   I did write a note in the chart regarding my conversation with the doctor How do I change my screen name

3. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   I’m afraid I will get fired But will talk with my managet I did write a note in the chart regarding my conversation with the doctor

4. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks I will talk with my manager

5. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   The doctor did want the patient to get an extra dose and he was okay with her getting it

6. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone use the epic system and know how often audits are done on medications And who does them

7. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   No order for an extra dose Should I now do an incident report

8. Terrible Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to rekea526's topic in Medications

   I had a patient the other day and during morning sift change the out going nurse was busy. I went in to see the patient and she was in a lot of pain . The doctor was in the room and said can you give her some pain medication. I went and got the medi...

9. Medication Error

   purple unicirn replied to suturethis's topic in General Nursing

   Is it a medication error if the doctor was fine giving a extra dose

10. Terrible Medication Error

    purple unicirn replied to rekea526's topic in Medications

    I recently took a verbal order for toradol. The order was 30 mg now and then 15mg q 6 hr x3. I put it in Meditech as 30mg now and 15 mg q 2 hrs x 3. I gave the 30g and 2 doses of the 15 mg all within 8 hours. I did not catch this error. Now I am on s...

11. Medication error

    purple unicirn posted a topic in Safety

    Help I took a verbal order from a doctor and put it in the system wrong. It was for toradol. I put it in as 30mg now and 15 mg q 2 x 3. Our normal is totadol mg now and 15 mg q 6 hours x 3. I gave the patient the 30mg and the 2 15g all in 8 hours. Ca...