Bestmaf1

One important thing to note however, is that I am cbrf certified to pass meds. I am not a nurse, nor have I had training beyond the basic med passing classes. Anything I have learned about orders and such have been self-taught. I give 40 kids meds every day and have never been told to check the orders before giving the med if the order is written in the MAR. I suppose if I was a nurse I might be more inclined to do so.

In my facility a transcription error was made so that a resident was getting twice the dose of an antibiotic than what he should have. I did my five checks with the medication and the MAR and did not catch the error. I ended up administering the second dose of antibiotic that day. My facility considered it my med error even though I did not transcribe the order. Everyone who gave the med regardless of if it was the first dose or second dose received the med error. I feel that since I did my five checks I shouldn't be held responsible for the error.