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Emma Utting Posts: 715 Joined: 12th Sep 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:25 on 31st October 2008 Yea we use Mar charts..we use blister packs which causes less mistakes for the pharmacy but more meds to deal with for us you are an expect |
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:34 on 31st October 2008 Yes, blister packs are definitely better. I have seen a home closed down because of a serious medication error where a resident was given someone else's controlled drug. |
Emma Utting Posts: 715 Joined: 12th Sep 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:37 on 31st October 2008 NOOOOOOOO that is major... silly mistake... should never happen with any medication, people shouldnt speak to the person who is giving out the meds but they do.. |
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:40 on 31st October 2008 No, I know they shouldn't. and both should sign the sheet in view of the other person too. Unfortunately, these rules get ignored, and that is the sad outcome, in this case a 20 bedded unit, where residents were sent out to different homes in the UK causing huge disruption and danger for staff trying to tell a violent resident that he has to pack up and go in 36 hours. Edited by: Ray Stear at:31st October 2008 23:42 |
Emma Utting Posts: 715 Joined: 12th Sep 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:44 on 31st October 2008 yea, we have a control medication book, which we both have to sign once we both have witnessed the resident take the pill.. thats so sad, that had to happen.. over a silly mistake and the residents had to suffer |
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:29 on 2nd November 2008 On 31st October 2008 10:50, Jason Twist wrote:
They arested the guy, the little boy died yesterday of neck and spinal injuries, "daddy's" up for "murder" now. Your probably correct, but there are more people doing bizzar "out of character" things these days, I think it's the "pressure" and I well remember receiving the message from the "other side",(no I don't channel, they just come to me) some years back that we (globally) were going into an "time era" of self-judgment...people seeing "themselves" tend to make the situation worse sometimes. Kind of sad in ways...but I guess it is for us to experience all things in our soul growth. |
chili5 Posts: 424 Joined: 5th Jul 2008 Location: Canada | quotePosted at 00:46 on 2nd November 2008 Good evening everyone :D How is everyone doing? It's late so I'll read through this topic in the morning. :) Night everyone. Gotta fix my smiles program, as it's not working. :( |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 14:50 on 9th November 2008 Hi James It's cold day here and blowing a gale, winters definitely on its way |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:01 on 9th November 2008 Hello Lyn and James We've had rain here, which as you know is a real blessing. It was a nice steady rain, not the kind that comes in an outburst and floods all an sundry, which often happens. I hope we get a few more visitors and regulars on POE today, I was kind of lonley yesterdsay. |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:09 on 9th November 2008 AwwwSue, its a bit quiet in here I must admit |