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  1. First Big Error - Advice Needed

    NewRNontheBlock21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, all! I'm in desperate need of advice. I'm a new grad fresh off orientation and I made my first major error. I had a diabetic patient who was NPO for a morning procedure, and I forgot to grab his morning blood sugar. Long story short -- the patien...
  2. tnbutterfly - Mary

    RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    tnbutterfly - Mary posted a topic in Headlines

    We have had multiple discussions here on allnurses about RaDonda Vaught’s fatal medical error two years ago in which she accidentally administered a fatal dose of a paralytic drug to a patient. Many have expressed opinions pro and con regarding the T...
  3. SafetyNurse1968

    Case Study: Can You Prevent This Medical Error?

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Critical

    Ms. Grant (not her real name), a 68-year-old woman, recent cardiac bypass Postoperative for elective cardiac bypass with significant complications: ventilator acquired pneumonia, right-hemispheric stroke, clinically significant GI bleeding, acut...