consequences of medication errors

[babsRN]

I'm interested in hearing what the various consequences are out there for medication errors. From ya'lls perspective....how do we hold professionals accountable without creating situations where errors are swept under the rug to avoid punishment?

HELP!!!

[MarnnaRN]

Our hospital does not fire for med errors, the occurance sheets are written purely to identify the problem. We had a nurse that gave chemo to a patient who wasn't even supposed to get chemo. Nobody gave him a hard time, on the contrary, the nurse manager stood behind him, as did his coworkers.