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An anaesthetist accidentally prescribed 100 mg morphine (should be 10) post-surgical pain relief for a patient. No problem, prescribing a whole box, instead of an ampoule, is an easy mistake to spot. That's why 2 Recovery nurses do pre-admin safety checks.
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An anaesthetist accidentally prescribed 100 mg morphine (should be 10) post-surgical pain relief for a patient. No problem, prescribing a whole box, instead of an ampoule, is an easy mistake to spot. That's why 2 Recovery nurses do pre-admin safety checks.
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The patient's nurse failed to ask a colleague to check the prescription - she just took a whole morphine box from the CD cupboard, and starting drawing up syringes.
Another nurse spotted this, and intervened. The first nurse said "iss no your bizniss - you no doctor!".
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The patient's nurse failed to ask a colleague to check the prescription - she just took a whole morphine box from the CD cupboard, and starting drawing up syringes.
Another nurse spotted this, and intervened. The first nurse said "iss no your bizniss - you no doctor!".
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Nurse 2 fetched the anaesthetist, who corrected the error.
Nurse 1 (Filipina) complained to the team leader (Filipino) that nurse 2 was bullying her. The team leader stopped nurse 2 from being promoted to band 6.
That's how it works, in the NHS.
Nurse 2 fetched the anaesthetist, who corrected the error.
Nurse 1 (Filipina) complained to the team leader (Filipino) that nurse 2 was bullying her. The team leader stopped nurse 2 from being promoted to band 6.
That's how it works, in the NHS.
Recovery Unit,
Operating Theatres Department,
St George's Hospital,
Blackshaw Rd,
Tooting.
Operating Theatres Department,
St George's Hospital,
Blackshaw Rd,
Tooting.
