askaham

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1. Have you ever made a med error?

   askaham replied to RN1263's topic in General Students

   Oh...and PS...a great wealth of wonderful information on this very topic can be found on the Institution of Safe Medication Practices website http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/nursing/default.asp

2. Have you ever made a med error?

   askaham replied to RN1263's topic in General Students

   As an instructor, I would see this refusal to double-check alot. Even if not overtly, it was obvious b/c they were not really carefully checking independently. I agree that the nurse cochecking should have the responsibility to chart. I always cha...

3. Have you ever made a med error?

   askaham replied to RN1263's topic in General Students

   Narcotics and other high-risk meds (ie. anticoagulants, electrolytes, etc) should always be double-checked independently by another licensed nurse.

4. Have you ever made a med error?

   askaham replied to RN1263's topic in General Students

   This whole discussion saddens me on so many levels. First, that so many of you have only owned up to one or two errors. Having been a nsg instructor and a clinical supervisor, I have caught so many med errors that had continued on, some for years. ...