OK Question. I have some friends involved in a lawsuit against a hospital. They are saying the nurses gave a med that the patient was allergic to and also gave too high of a dose for the patients age. Which I guess masked that there was something else terribly wrong and patient died. According to lawyers for the family the nursing staff is being charged with altering their nursing notes, changing dose given, disappearing list of allergic meds, and saying that they found something wrong with the patient (actually the family demanded they be moved to ICU and the Doctor be called).
I'm a new grad and was telling this to a 15 year nurse. Who stated " You have to do what you have to do if want to keep working" and also that "Sorry that the person died but I still need to feed my family"
Is this the norm? I don't plan on making life threatening mistakes or any for that matter but I know it happens. Is covering up just a part of it?
I know that I've been told to always protect yourself because no one else is protecting you. But is this a little too far?
