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  1. Pill falls on pt gown...is it safe to give?

    sle1191 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues
    I am a student nurse in the second med-surg clinical of my BSN (two more quarters!) The other day I had an agitated pt who put his med in his hand and missed as he flung it into his mouth. The tablet just landed on his gown near his collarbone. Both the pt and reached for the tablet and I picked the tablet up with my clean glove and better positioning to make sure it didn't slip and fall on the floor. My pt took the med after it touched his gown. My instructor reprimanded me upon leaving the room, she said that I had made a med error and that the drug was contaminated. I understand this completely and took it seriously. When I told my fellow nursing students about it they all said that they would have given it, as long as the pt was not neutropenic and the pill did not land on the floor. What would another RN do about a tablet landing on a gown?

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