Nurses Medications
Published Jan 18, 2015
jemray
5 Posts
I had a pt on my last shift who was supposed to receive 100mg of lovenox. I couldn't remember where we keep the vials of lovenox, so I asked a nurse. As she was helping me, I asked her, hypothetically, if we could just give the premixed lovenox. In our facility, we get 30mg/0.3cc and 40mg/0.4cc. So giving 2 30mg and 1 40 mg would equal a total of 100mgs in 1cc, which is what I ended up drawing up anyway. This nurse said that if I gave the premixed lovenox, I would be making a serious medication error.
I understand that I shouldn't poke a pt 3 times to give one dose of enoxaparin, but how is this a medication error?
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
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OneDuckyRN
137 Posts
Your way is not a medication error. But I do know that 100mg Lovenox prefilled syringes exist - in my facility we just have to get them from the pharmacy instead of our Pyxis. You might see if that's an option for you.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
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It is not a med error. Thread moved for best response