School Nurse Gives Wrong Medication

[MHDNURSE]

This was a story on our local news last night. Would love to know what really happened.

Parents: Child Gets Wrong Medicine at School Nurse's Office in Blackstone | NECN

[LessValuableNinja]

That was a response to the use of photographs for kids receiving medication (which again, I agree with, but standard practice would have prevented in the absence of that).

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

That was a response to the use of photographs for kids receiving medication (which again, I agree with, but standard practice would have prevented in the absence of that).

I agree standard might have been helpful, but this may have even happened with it and no photo. In a school setting, kids are not always truthful (hence the twins above that think telling the nurse they are each other is funny and their parents agree!). And young ones may not actually know their full date of birth.

These don't make our jobs easier and do make for some issues in med pass - a picture is a very good back-up and for me, kinda the 6th check for any sub school nurse.