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Oxygen

At my work a gentleman receives O2 therapy. When he is asleep at night he gets O2 from a concentrator. On the day he has a portable tank. I don't normally fillbthe portable tank as I am thinking it is up to day staff to fill that one. The order on the MARS only has the portable tank on it as "compressed" i have been signing for that. But now my supervisor says I signed but haven't been filling it up so it is a med error. I am a bit confused as yes I signed the wrong order but he doesn't receive that type at night. So shouldn't the correct or der for "oxygen" be entered into the MARS? And if I was signing the wrong order is it really an error if he doesn't get the portable O2 at night? So confused!

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    True it would make sense for each shift to work as a team. I have no issues with having things prepared for the next shift however there is one "individual" nurse that works as just that and not part of the team, likely believing that we work under her! That is the may issue here. I have found the oxygen empty on my shift a number of times but simply go ahead and fill it and not complain. I just assume the shift prior may have been too busy. It's a common courtesy thing for sure!

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    Also I was told that I was not following a Dr.s order to give O2, yet O2 was given by concentrator in his room, their is no order that states "fill" the tank, this should just be part of a duties list not an "order" on the MARS

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