Simplyvan

Simplyvan

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  1. Gave vancomycin wrong

    Simplyvan posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So yesterday I made my first medication error with vancomycin. I had two vials of antibiotics and one was meant to be IV push and the other was meant to hang via infusion. I mixed up both antibiotics...

  2. Gave vancomycin wrong

    Simplyvan replied to Simplyvan's topic in Patient Medications

    I think she was trying to let me see the seriousness of the situation, but it made me feel much worse. The unit is very, very fast paced. 18 beds 3 nurses 1 tech. We’ve expressed concern that we...

  3. Gave vancomycin wrong

    Simplyvan replied to Simplyvan's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in a very fast paced unit. Discharges are happening left and right, patients are coming back from surgery, leaving for surgery and we are constantly admitting patients. It’s a small unit 18...