medications

Posted By: don't know on 2006-03-09
In Reply to: Life-threatening MT errors. sm - Jerkette

I don't know the answer to all of the questions but I do know that nurses are supposed to check medication dosages and know enough about medications to catch an error before causing harm to the pt. That is why the nurses pass meds. You can train someone the technical process of handing out meds, giving shots, etc...but in order to protect the pt, someone at the knowledge level of a nurse needs to act as a safeguard.

I would think one of the "dangerous" parts of incorrect transcription is that if it were used as a reference for further charting, it could have a cascade effect of creating many more incorrect entries and messing up the record in a big way.

But, as stated above, I do not know the answer for sure.

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Life-threatening MT errors. sm - Jerkette
- Thank you all for your replies! sm - Jerkette
- check this out - mt to RN
- In my experience, if you don't know for sure, blank it. sm - omt
- At my clinical sites,...sm - MT 2 nursing student
- goes to show how much our experiences out here vary... Everyone comes from a different POV - ladydi
- Although MT accuracy is very important, - mtathome
- How Can you Ask this? - Yak-Yak
  - I think it was asked more in hope, like, what Other safeguards are in place, sm - Ladydi
  - I worked as a nurse in a nursing home before - Wannie
  - Chill. Personal attacks are not necessary. sm - Jerkette
    - I agree with you - Maryshka
    - I didn't mean it as an attack, and sorry if it - Yak-Yak
      - No prob. Thanks for the explanation! sm - Jerkette
        On that same note... - Julie
        No, I don't, actually. sm - Jerkette
        Thanks for the response. (sm) - Julie
        Don't feel bad. I don't think your bosses sm - Jerkette
    - Well said. - nm
- medications - don't know
  - A signature is authorization that the info is correct. - Unfortunately
    - This is true - Patti
    - That is so true. A document that is signed - Wannie

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Here is a pretty good link for medications. sm
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