Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

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Anyone read/heard the story about the 3rd year student nurse who gave IV pot to a patient, patient died.

Seemingly, she drew up the drug with a sister, sister was called away so student gave the patient the pot undiluted IV.

The mind boggles, what was she thinking of? Press are slating nurse education.

Hospital involved was Whiston Hospital, Liverpool. Patients daughter was an anathetist who works at that hospital.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...de/7664404.stm

Chixie, who on earth asked you to cannulate a patient? Did you report them?

What is going on?

A staff nurse asked me to do it-I reported her to the ward manager and the university link lecturer

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okay, I got down to about the seventh post before I figured out you weren't talking about marijuana

Me too . . . . :smokin: I couldn't figure out how they mixed it. . . . :eek:

steph

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Oh, good..........I wasn't the only one!!

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okay, I got down to about the seventh post before I figured out you weren't talking about marijuana

Ha ha! Me too!

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I remember back in 1994 when I was supervising a super cocky male student in Lincoln where I worked at the time. We had an order for an IV anti-emetic on a seriously ill patient I went behind the curtain with said student with the drug when the pt next bad along fell I put down the kidney dish and ran next door to help the pt.when I returned to the other pt the stringe was empty I question the student who said i thought I was helping so I gave the drug IM. After I took him to one side and read him the riot act, wrong route no business giving it etc. He told me that he felt he was within his rights to do such a thing !!!!!!!

I reported him to the university but was told Ah well he is due to take his finals next week, I'm sure it wont happen again!!!!!!!!!!!

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I remember back in 1994 when I was supervising a super cocky male student in Lincoln where I worked at the time. We had an order for an IV anti-emetic on a seriously ill patient I went behind the curtain with said student with the drug when the pt next bad along fell I put down the kidney dish and ran next door to help the pt.when I returned to the other pt the stringe was empty I question the student who said i thought I was helping so I gave the drug IM. After I took him to one side and read him the riot act, wrong route no business giving it etc. He told me that he felt he was within his rights to do such a thing !!!!!!!

I reported him to the university but was told Ah well he is due to take his finals next week, I'm sure it wont happen again!!!!!!!!!!!

Probably a bad nurse although hopefully you giving him the riot act knocked some sense into him

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in my final placement under supervision i prepared iv abx did antt training.

could connect giving set and set drips rate or volume/hr on pumps

its my understanding that potassium is avauilable in ICU in concentrated vials.

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okay, I got down to about the seventh post before I figured out you weren't talking about marijuana

You and me both...:lol2:

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Me too . . . . :smokin: I couldn't figure out how they mixed it. . . . :eek:

steph

I was thinkin' that the UK is way ahead of us in medical marijuana usage...:smokin::lol2:

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What was funny was the mental pictures of a pharmacist mashing up the wacky weed with a mortar and pestle and adding it to a bag of IVF.............

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IV Potassium is not allowed at this concentration at ward level. Just to point out, this tragic loss of life was 5 years ago...

Several questions arise about this incident - why was it available at ward level - it should only be allowed in aseptic units. What was the student nurse doing? What was the registered nurse doing leaving the drug with the student?

Really sad situation...

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okay, I got down to about the seventh post before I figured out you weren't talking about marijuana

lol, me too. I was wondering how you give marijuana IV, lol.

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