i had to complete peritoneal dialysis for a patient twice a shift. order stated 2000cc from a 2500cc bag.
normally, a prompt would show up if it was for a pill. for example:
--"READ THIS: only administer 12.5 mg of 25 mg"--
the offgoing nurse told me what the pt likes to watch, eat, favorite hobbies, etc... BUT failed to mention "only give 2000 of the 2500 bag". keep in mind, we do have a 2000cc bag and they BOTH can be scanned interchangeably. i have no idea why/how? so i figured, IF IT SCANS... nothing more to it. i didn't notice the order, as i never experienced this.
my fault... for not reading the order. but how do i go about resolving this? as so it would NEVER happen again. i had to file a "risk" report...
i called the MD and no orders were given. they told me the order was because the pt was retaining fluids. i input 2500 and received 2300, twice. other times, i had patients retain more than this and no such order was given... so i didn't even bother second guessing. i am going back again... hope i didn't injure the person.