Pharmacist Joe

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1. What errors have you caught? (Docs, Pharmacy, etc.)

   Pharmacist Joe replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Lot's of good discussion on this issue! The reason a pharmacist is chiming in on a nurse's web site is that this issue transcends departments. No, I am not taking this personally (I used to, but now I'm older and wiser). We need to look at med err...

2. What errors have you caught? (Docs, Pharmacy, etc.)

   Pharmacist Joe replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   As a pharmacist who has worked in hospitals for 30 years, I am grateful when a nurse catches a pharmacy error. But let's not get high and mighty, here. I've caught my share of killer nurse and MD errors, too. Face it: we are human beings and we m...

3. Orders for med "PO or IV"

   Pharmacist Joe posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our physicians frequently order meds to be given IV or PO. We are not sure how to enter this order on our e-MAR. If we enter 2 orders (1 IV and 1 PO), there is a danger that the drug might be given both ways (even if we add a note: "give IV or PO...