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M E D I C A T I O N
S A F E T Y
What's wrong? Unlabeled tablets for administration to patients at an unspecified later time goes against everything s should have learned in Nursing 101.
The remedy: Train your staff that unless the doses are given immediately, all drugs must be identified.
What's wrong? The pre-spiked bags are labeled with the date and time of spiking, which is good news, but are all those bags going to be used within 1 hour? If not, it's a breach of medication safety rules.
The remedy: Staff education.
This type of "over-efficiency" can adversely impact medication safety and breed supply waste.
