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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-11 01:31 PM
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13. Those procedures are good but it would be even better if another
nurse were to do the final check.
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  -Nurse's suicide after fatal baby overdose mistake highlights twin tragedies of medical errors RamboLiberal  Jun-27-11 12:10 PM   #0 
  - K&R...  midnight   Jun-27-11 12:11 PM   #1 
  - yes, mistakes do happen and she admitted it immediately. This  iwishiwas   Jun-27-11 12:12 PM   #2 
  - As a retired nurse I can say  Mojorabbit   Jun-27-11 12:20 PM   #3 
  - We need to accept that the same people who have the power to save hundreds of lives  Codeine   Jun-27-11 12:23 PM   #4 
  - The vast majority of nurses don't kill anyone. nt  ZombieHorde   Jun-29-11 12:07 PM   #23 
  - Agreed.  Brickbat   Jun-29-11 12:48 PM   #26 
  - I bet she saved many children's lives over all those years.  tblue   Jun-27-11 12:27 PM   #5 
  - Nursing is one of the most difficult jobs in the world.  tabasco   Jun-27-11 12:30 PM   #6 
  - If a nurse accidentally killed my 13-month-old, I would want her fired and I would press charges.  ZombieHorde   Jun-27-11 01:18 PM   #9 
  - Those procedures are good but it would be even better if another  jwirr   Jun-27-11 01:31 PM   #13 
  - I completely agree. That is a fantastic idea that protects both the patient and the nurse. nt  ZombieHorde   Jun-27-11 01:35 PM   #14 
  - How merciful and compassionate of you.  tabasco   Jun-27-11 08:54 PM   #21 
     - I have made a lot of mistakes, but none of them have involved killing people.  ZombieHorde   Jun-29-11 12:04 PM   #22 
  - I don't know that much about the nursing profession, but couldn't there be some of  CTyankee   Jun-27-11 03:28 PM   #20 
     - In the hospital I worked in there were medications  Seedersandleechers   Jun-29-11 03:01 PM   #35 
  - That is so sad, on both counts  arikara   Jun-27-11 12:53 PM   #7 
  - I was devastated when I read about the suicide  peace frog   Jun-27-11 01:04 PM   #8 
  - That's brutal on so many levels.  Codeine   Jun-27-11 01:20 PM   #10 
     - Yes, it was tragic  peace frog   Jun-27-11 01:57 PM   #16 
  - It is an under-appreciated fact about nurses and nursing that . . .  patrice   Jun-27-11 01:29 PM   #11 
  - + a brazillion. That is the reason so many of us get out of the profession.  uppityperson   Jun-29-11 12:45 PM   #25 
  - saw docs make horrible mistakes  medeak   Jun-27-11 01:31 PM   #12 
  - It seems to me that medication should be dispensed under a system of dual control.  mzmolly   Jun-27-11 01:45 PM   #15 
  - casino cages sometimes "double" as little as $800 & virtually all of them over $1500  pitohui   Jun-27-11 02:58 PM   #19 
  - MOst meds are. However, in ER, ICU and emergencies some meds are drawn up by the nurse  McCamy Taylor   Jun-29-11 02:02 PM   #31 
  - Alot of IV meds are pre-dosed in small vials and kept in stock on the floor.  Ilsa   Jun-29-11 03:01 PM   #34 
  - How horrible for all involved...  CaliforniaPeggy   Jun-27-11 02:29 PM   #17 
  - There is a way to cut down on medication errors...  jmowreader   Jun-27-11 02:45 PM   #18 
  - I saw that firsthand when a friend was in inpatient at the VA hospital.  Bunny   Jun-29-11 12:58 PM   #27 
  - You aren't addressing the issue....she accidentally gave TOO MUCH  cbdo2007   Jun-29-11 02:02 PM   #32 
  - And we have "high risk" category meds at the VA  rainbow4321   Jun-29-11 02:46 PM   #33 
  - I had no idea calcium was deadly.  Shagbark Hickory   Jun-29-11 12:16 PM   #24 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-29-11 01:42 PM   #28 
  - That's horrible  WatsonT   Jun-29-11 01:46 PM   #29 
  - The hospital's actions are designed to keep employees from admitting when errors have been made  McCamy Taylor   Jun-29-11 02:00 PM   #30 
 

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