In recent events, a nurse at Vanderbilt Hospital administered the wrong medication, resulting in the patient’s demise. Explore and discuss this current event, MINIMALLY including the following:
Discuss what is know about the case, and where is stands and what is next.
When did the error occur?
Why did it take so long to come to light?
What is the current status of the nurse?
Discuss/explore what safety measures were in place to prevent this tragic event
Were they enough?
Suggest and elaborate on more safety measures.
Did the nurse follow them?
Speculate as to why or why not?
Include information on rate of fatal and non-fatal medication errors in the US.
Include standard safety measures that should be in place to prevent all medication errors.
What is the NCSBN and the KS State practice acts’s stance on patient safety?
Include a personal opinion section on the case.
Do you think the nurse or the hospital should be at fault?
Elaborate as to why or why not and detail your answers.
How could the orientee could have helped? And was it her position to do so?
Based on the given information, do you think the nurse was qualified to give the ordered medication?
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