I have been an RN for about 3 months now. Where I work we have an RN and LPN on the floor plus 2 aides. I am so use to the LPN passing meds that the night I had to pass meds, I made the stupidest mistake ever!!!! The doctor had ordered a Neomiacyn(sp)? enema for a pt that was going to have a bowel resection the next morning. The enema was in the frig. in a bottle that looked like a big cough syrup bottle. At 2100, the ordered time. I read the order and it said give 100cc. I poured 100cc into a glass and gave it to the patient. The other nurse on that night about 0300 asked how that emema went. I told her fine and that the pt. commented on it not tasting very well. She looked at me in horror. I said what? It's like golytle isn't it? She of course said NO!!! My only comment was---so are you saying that I put it in the wrong end? Her comment--YES!!!
I figured that Tonya left out the part about the incident report and all that other stuff because it's not funny. I think we all know that stomach going down to the ankles feeling of "OMG what have I done?"
I think it's called Go-Lytely because it uses electrolytes to mess up the water absorption in the bowel.
(pained grin) I've had patients tell me that after the first few cup-fulls, it begins to taste like gasoline.
I mean the part about dealing with your mistake isn't funny - and it was meant to be a funny, right? After you do all that you have to do and realize that no harm is done, *then* you see the humor.
I have been an RN for about 3 months now. Where I work we have an RN and LPN on the floor plus 2 aides. I am so use to the LPN passing meds that the night I had to pass meds, I made the stupidest mistake ever!!!! The doctor had ordered a Neomiacyn(sp)? enema for a pt that was going to have a bowel resection the next morning. The enema was in the frig. in a bottle that looked like a big cough syrup bottle. At 2100, the ordered time. I read the order and it said give 100cc. I poured 100cc into a glass and gave it to the patient. The other nurse on that night about 0300 asked how that emema went. I told her fine and that the pt. commented on it not tasting very well. She looked at me in horror. I said what? It's like golytle isn't it? She of course said NO!!! My only comment was---so are you saying that I put it in the wrong end? Her comment--YES!!! 
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I've often wondered that myself. It seems more like "Running torture"