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I dropped a Dig on the floor in the pt room during clinical one day. I picked it up and put it in the cup, telling the pt that I would go get another one. I went out to the desk and my instructor was gone so my nurse blew on it and threw it back in the cup. I told her I didn't want to give it b/c it was on the floor (and I had just cleaned up tons of blood off of it from her cath bag having a whole in it...she was over coumadin'd). She told me if I didn't want to give that was fine and proceeded to take the cup out of my hand and walk into the lady's room. Eesh...
RN always, BSN, RN
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I dropped a iron pill on the floor yesterday when I was opening the package. Now, since I am a new grad and I was always taught that when this happens to throw the pill away, I did just that. I then ordered a new one thru the computer. One of the other more experienced nurses looked at me like I was nuts! What would you guys do? I know that if I was the patient, I would want another pill.