live2breath
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Ok this is gonna sound strange but has anyone else gotten mixed up with another patient while admitted to the hoapital
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has anyone else gotten mixed up while in the hospital
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live2breath
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Ok this is gonna sound strange but has anyone else gotten mixed up with another patient while admitted to the hoapital
No CF, but when I had my tonsils removed a few years ago, I was approached by the nurse who was going to start my IV and give me something to calm me down and she said "wow that's a really unique name" and I said what -- Liza?! and she looked horrified and scurried away. Then someone else verified my name and started the IV. I was a tad freaked out. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
No CF, but when I had my tonsils removed a few years ago, I was approached by the nurse who was going to start my IV and give me something to calm me down and she said "wow that's a really unique name" and I said what -- Liza?! and she looked horrified and scurried away. Then someone else verified my name and started the IV. I was a tad freaked out. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
live2breath
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the reason I ask is because the last time I was in one of the nurses came in late one night around midnight or so and I just happen to be awake she took hold of my i tubing getting ready to inject something into it she said this will make the pain go away before I even had time to think I yelled WHAT PAIN she finally checked my bracelet she was about to make a big mistake and give me someone elses pain meds
live2breath
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the reason I ask is because the last time I was in one of the nurses came in late one night around midnight or so and I just happen to be awake she took hold of my i tubing getting ready to inject something into it she said this will make the pain go away before I even had time to think I yelled WHAT PAIN she finally checked my bracelet she was about to make a big mistake and give me someone elses pain meds
CrisDopher
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>live2breath</b></i> the reason I ask is because the last time I was in one of the nurses came in late one night around midnight or so and I just happen to be awake she took hold of my i tubing getting ready to inject something into it she said this will make the pain go away before I even had time to think I yelled WHAT PAIN she finally checked my bracelet she was about to make a big mistake and give me someone elses pain meds</end quote>
I'd report her to the Head of Nursing the very next morning. Mistakes like this kill people.
I'd report her to the Head of Nursing the very next morning. Mistakes like this kill people.
CrisDopher
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>live2breath</b></i> the reason I ask is because the last time I was in one of the nurses came in late one night around midnight or so and I just happen to be awake she took hold of my i tubing getting ready to inject something into it she said this will make the pain go away before I even had time to think I yelled WHAT PAIN she finally checked my bracelet she was about to make a big mistake and give me someone elses pain meds</end quote>
I'd report her to the Head of Nursing the very next morning. Mistakes like this kill people.
I'd report her to the Head of Nursing the very next morning. Mistakes like this kill people.
The last time I was hospitalized I counted 5 medication errors. 2 of them could have been serious. While I was not mistaken for another patient, I was given the wrong meds, in the wrong dose or at the wrong time (or both). Luckily I have a good working knowledge of what I take and when. Someone who did not have that level of knowledge could have been in trouble.
The last time I was hospitalized I counted 5 medication errors. 2 of them could have been serious. While I was not mistaken for another patient, I was given the wrong meds, in the wrong dose or at the wrong time (or both). Luckily I have a good working knowledge of what I take and when. Someone who did not have that level of knowledge could have been in trouble.
live2breath
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agreed good thing you knew
live2breath
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agreed good thing you knew
I've had a doctor pick up the wrong chart and order someone elses prednisone in my chart. The next morning imagine that the nurse comes around with morning meds and has prednisone with it. "Whats that for?" "Dr. ______ ordered it for you" (who was an on call not my dr) Of course that's strange because when she was in the previous day doing rounds she did one of those "how are you feeling? good, let me listen to your lungs" and leave kinda visits. I figured it was just prednisone we can figure it out later and took it. Figured it out later when I asked the dr. It wasn't a big deal, it was only prednisone but it could've been bad, it looked real and as far as anyone on the floor could know it was right.
I've had a doctor pick up the wrong chart and order someone elses prednisone in my chart. The next morning imagine that the nurse comes around with morning meds and has prednisone with it. "Whats that for?" "Dr. ______ ordered it for you" (who was an on call not my dr) Of course that's strange because when she was in the previous day doing rounds she did one of those "how are you feeling? good, let me listen to your lungs" and leave kinda visits. I figured it was just prednisone we can figure it out later and took it. Figured it out later when I asked the dr. It wasn't a big deal, it was only prednisone but it could've been bad, it looked real and as far as anyone on the floor could know it was right.
I always ask the nurses what they are giving me (except when I'm sleeping) and have had instances where they are wrong. One frequent one is on insulin doses (mine tend to vary when I am sick). Luckily, I give myself my own insulin and tell them to call the doctor if they disagree with what I am taking. The only time I get annoyed is when they argue with me. Like my last visit this nurse kept arguing that he didn't need to give me heparin lock in my port after my iv meds. I am not sure if this is a big deal or not, since I'm new to ports, but it bugged me that he argued with me instead of just checking the doctor's orders.
I always ask the nurses what they are giving me (except when I'm sleeping) and have had instances where they are wrong. One frequent one is on insulin doses (mine tend to vary when I am sick). Luckily, I give myself my own insulin and tell them to call the doctor if they disagree with what I am taking. The only time I get annoyed is when they argue with me. Like my last visit this nurse kept arguing that he didn't need to give me heparin lock in my port after my iv meds. I am not sure if this is a big deal or not, since I'm new to ports, but it bugged me that he argued with me instead of just checking the doctor's orders.
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Mommafirst
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This is the number one reaaon why I cannot leave my daughter alone in the hospital. I've never seen this kind of mistake first hand, but nurses are just people, and even in the best of situations, people make mistakes.
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Mommafirst
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This is the number one reaaon why I cannot leave my daughter alone in the hospital. I've never seen this kind of mistake first hand, but nurses are just people, and even in the best of situations, people make mistakes.
One time when I was in, another lady had a very similar last name as mine, actually it was off by one letter. Her first name was Jean, I am Jenn so it was confusing at times (especially with dietary) Luckily, I am on the floor enough where nurses know who I am (kind of like Norm on Cheers lol) so they always double check. But I could definitely see where it could be a problem.
As a former nurse, I used to bring in the actual Med-Ex with the orders written on it, check the bracelet and ask the patient who they were if they were oriented (they always hated this because they would always say "you know who I am, why do you have to ask every time you come in?) This was to prevent medication errors that could kill patients, and if every nurse did this, there wouldn't be any unless there was an error in transcription to the Med-Ex itself (which happens) and then you need to check the chart. As you can see, there are so many points where things can go wrong medication wise from order to administration of the med. So scary....
Jenn 40 w/CF
As a former nurse, I used to bring in the actual Med-Ex with the orders written on it, check the bracelet and ask the patient who they were if they were oriented (they always hated this because they would always say "you know who I am, why do you have to ask every time you come in?) This was to prevent medication errors that could kill patients, and if every nurse did this, there wouldn't be any unless there was an error in transcription to the Med-Ex itself (which happens) and then you need to check the chart. As you can see, there are so many points where things can go wrong medication wise from order to administration of the med. So scary....
Jenn 40 w/CF
One time when I was in, another lady had a very similar last name as mine, actually it was off by one letter. Her first name was Jean, I am Jenn so it was confusing at times (especially with dietary) Luckily, I am on the floor enough where nurses know who I am (kind of like Norm on Cheers lol) so they always double check. But I could definitely see where it could be a problem.
As a former nurse, I used to bring in the actual Med-Ex with the orders written on it, check the bracelet and ask the patient who they were if they were oriented (they always hated this because they would always say "you know who I am, why do you have to ask every time you come in?) This was to prevent medication errors that could kill patients, and if every nurse did this, there wouldn't be any unless there was an error in transcription to the Med-Ex itself (which happens) and then you need to check the chart. As you can see, there are so many points where things can go wrong medication wise from order to administration of the med. So scary....
Jenn 40 w/CF
As a former nurse, I used to bring in the actual Med-Ex with the orders written on it, check the bracelet and ask the patient who they were if they were oriented (they always hated this because they would always say "you know who I am, why do you have to ask every time you come in?) This was to prevent medication errors that could kill patients, and if every nurse did this, there wouldn't be any unless there was an error in transcription to the Med-Ex itself (which happens) and then you need to check the chart. As you can see, there are so many points where things can go wrong medication wise from order to administration of the med. So scary....
Jenn 40 w/CF