Medication Errors?

[Monica08]

So here's an example.. What if a medication for nebulization Salbutamol(Ventolin) was given intravenously instead of nebulization. what happens to the patient?

[mazy]

What do you think?

[chevyv, BSN, RN]

IV and what is TT?

[Monica08]

Hmmm..

[Monica08]

IVV - intravenous through tube.. Its given intravenously..

[PsychNurseWannaBe, BSN, RN]

Is this a homework assignment? I'm confused.

[mazy]

IVV - intravenous through tube.. Its given intravenously..

Wow. You don't even know meds and routes and fundamentals? Is this a homework question? Or are you a concerned family member? A patient? What's the deal?

[chevyv, BSN, RN]

Okay. IV is through a tube so sorry, I've never seen TT before. This may sound a bit stupid, but how can you give albuterol, which is ventolin via IV? Have you seen it? How could you draw it up to even give it IV? Check out your nursing drug book. :confused:

[ParvulusPuella]

How/why would that even be possible? As far as I know, all those neb treatments come in their own little bullet packaging...obviously for nebs and not for IV use...unless you are in a different country???

[NewLPN11]

How/why would that even be possible? As far as I know, all those neb treatments come in their own little bullet packaging...obviously for nebs and not for IV use...unless you are in a different country???

My thoughts exactly...HOW could this even happen??

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

Our Ventolin comes in a liquid in a bottle. We measure using a syringe so I could see it being given IV. We then dilute with saline, usually add atrovent and/morphine as well.

I just don't see how that type of error could occur.

[PsychNurseWannaBe, BSN, RN]

Well lets hope this is a hypothetical because if it was given IV, a provider should have been called STAT.