Survey about med administration for a class

1. I'm working on a project for my RN-BSN class about medication administration safety. I've created a short survey (6 questions) and would love if some of you wouldn't mind responding. It's completely anonymous and I would really appreciate some responses!
   
   Here is the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X2L8JQ5
   
   Thank you in advance!!
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   About Casey, RN, BSN

   Joined: Mar '08; Posts: 70; Likes: 23
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   Specialty: NICU

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   Sep 13, '13

   Joined: Jan '13; Posts: 466; Likes: 375

   Done!
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   Sep 13, '13

   Occupation: Staff RN Specialty: NICU ; Joined: Mar '08; Posts: 70; Likes: 23

   Thank you!!
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   Sep 13, '13

   Joined: Feb '09; Posts: 23; Likes: 14

   Will you be posting results? Yes???
   
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   Sep 13, '13

   Occupation: Staff RN Specialty: NICU ; Joined: Mar '08; Posts: 70; Likes: 23

   I hadn't planned on it, but I will
   
   

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   Will you be posting results? Yes???
   
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   Sep 13, '13

   Occupation: RN Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in LTC Rehab Med/Surg ; From: US ; Joined: Dec '09; Posts: 2,903; Likes: 9,240

   I attempted to fill out your survey, but being night shift, the first two questions almost never happen to me.
   Sorry. I tried.
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   Sep 13, '13

   Specialty: 27 year(s) of experience ; Joined: Mar '12; Posts: 265; Likes: 720

   Do you need to supply any sort of information about the respondents to this survey? I realize that this is anonymous, but you don't even know if the people filling it out are RNs, LPNs, nursing students...
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   Sep 13, '13

   Specialty: 8 year(s) of experience in Emergency ; Joined: Feb '10; Posts: 25; Likes: 16

   There should be a write in box to explain. Depending on what type of floor you work on effects a lot of questions. When i worked on a tele floor i absolutely did all those almost 100%. In an ER you take a lot more verbal orders. You know what the doc ordered even if you can't read it. and you're not charting meds at the bedside for critical pt's.
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    Sep 13, '13

    Occupation: Registered Nurse Specialty: 31 year(s) of experience in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health ; From: US ; Joined: Jan '13; Posts: 2,361; Likes: 4,821

    Verbal orders are not allowed at our facility unless it is in a code situation.
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    Sep 13, '13

    Joined: Jul '08; Posts: 4,302; Likes: 13,112

    We don't allow hand written orders at all any more, so I can't answer the first two questions. We do bar code scanning so 4&6 don't apply to me either.
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    Sep 13, '13

    Joined: Jun '12; Posts: 23; Likes: 8

    Answered the survey for you! Good luck in your classes
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    Sep 13, '13

    Joined: Nov '08; Posts: 138; Likes: 22

    Sorry 6 out of 7 doesn't pertain to me. We're on computer charting and our facility doesn't allow verbal orders. I scan the patient's armband before giving the medication and if s/he is allergic to the medication, an allergy box will pop up before it will allow me to proceed with administration.
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    Sep 13, '13

    Joined: Mar '06; Posts: 14,445; Likes: 31,286

    I can't answer almost any of your questions. We use Epic, so no handwritten orders. Because the surgeons are scrubbed, if they give me a verbal order I enter it in Epic and they sign it after surgery. When I'm giving meds, the patient is already asleep, so I can't ask name/DOB. Do always check allergies. Documentation gets done at some point during the surgery- I also document some of the meds that anesthesia gives, so it's usually after the fact because I have to ask, they never remember to tell me. Also, we don't document some of the meds used until surgery is complete, especially local (some given as an intercostal block before closing, some given as subcutaneous block during closing). The OR is a unique environment when it comes to medications, as some are given by anesthesia, some are given by the RN, some are given by the person running the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, and some are given by the PA.

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