Causes
A nurse is performing a medication pass when a patient in room 2 calls to be taken to the restroom
What is a distraction
Blood pressure should be approximately 120/80 but after administering a medication, the patient's blood pressure is 86/42, what is happening?
What is a drop in blood pressure or hypotension as a result of a medication given.
The medication may cause harm to fetus
What is pregnancy?
Double checking that the medication is necessary for the patients condition
What is verify orders?
A patient is prescribed metoprolol for high blood pressure by their doctor, what would this be considered?
What is clinical reasoning?
A patient is given metformin instead of metronidazole.
What is a confusing or similar-sounding medication name?
What is respiratory depression?
What is breastfeeding?
The process of writing down or logging everything into the computer about the medication administration to each patient
What is documentation?
A patient must be watched for signs of adverse effects for 15 minutes approximately after taking medicine.
What is proper monitoring after medication administration?
What is work overload?
A sensation that the heart is jumping or racing
What are palpitations?
Patient is currently experiencing kidney problems
Renal disease
What are the nine rights of medication administration?
Nurses are required to think in this manner to ensure that all patient statuses be maintained adequately.
What is critical thinking?
A nurse doesn't know the difference between insulin types
What is deficient nurse knowledge related to medications?
Feeling sleepy
What is drowsiness?
Medication may cause rash, hives, swelling, etc.
What is an allergic reaction?
What is a barcode system?
The use of these would warn nurses and other providers of similar drug names or high risk drugs.
What are alerts or warning labels?
The patient's medications were not administered because they were still sleeping during morning med pass.
What is skipped or omitted doses?
A severe reaction to a medication causing mouth and throat swelling, trouble breathing, and possible coma or death
what is anaphylaxis?
A patient with hepatitis, cancer, bleeding disorders, etc
Do not chew, crush, or open capsules of this type
What is extended-release?
An environment in which medication errors are analyzed without judgement
What is Just culture?