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1. IV bag ran dry?

   PurifiedNurse replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the great information. I was just worried because the bag went bone dry and collapsed and was connected to the zosyn tubing at the y port and the zosyn was running through a module. Makes me feel better. Thank you so much.

2. IV bag ran dry?

   PurifiedNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was working and got a patient from the ER, they had an IV pole with zosyn running and a blous of NS running. When I went back in the room 30 minutes later, I realized the ER nurse put the NS to gravity flow and connected it to the lower Y site of t...

3. 16 month shots, improper way given!?

   PurifiedNurse replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I talked to the MD, he thank me and was going to make a change in policy. He said they are sterilized at the end of each day, I pointed out the slight risk of transferring pathogens, which he agreed. Bugs me my son was at risk.. í ½í¸¥

4. 16 month shots, improper way given!?

   PurifiedNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Today, my son got a series of shots, 3 all together. What concerns me is they bring the syringes in like a tray that separates them, they take off the caps and toss the needles back in the tray, wipe off the legs, and then give the shots, then proce...

5. Medication Errors

   PurifiedNurse replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in Medications

   We have paper charting, but the thing is a lot of the med errors are people missing narcotics, some people have more than me... one nurse even had 3 missed narcs in one night (which is overboard), I'm hoping we can improve the system...

6. Medication errors, advice.

   PurifiedNurse replied to PurifiedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   We are paper MAR, in a cart. I feel the last med error I missed from people continuously coming up to the cart during my med pass and having to stop what I'm doing. I have 28 R, two of which have g tubes.

7. Medication errors, advice.

   PurifiedNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, wanting some insight, I've been an RN in a LTC for almost 6 months. I've had 4 med errors, first one I accidentally gave someone levothyroxine that wasn't suppose to get it, 2nd had a R come to my hall that had a 12a narcotic, I didn'...

8. Medication Errors

   PurifiedNurse posted a topic in Medications

   Hello everyone, wanting some insight, I've been an RN in a LTC for almost 6 months. I've had 4 med errors, first one I accidentally gave someone levothyroxine that wasn't suppose to get it, 2nd had a R come to my hall that had a 12a narcotic, I didn'...