Ohio's Law Close to being on Books - Re: Took the test

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Well it seems that Jule and I are on the SAME page!

Jeanetta's 'Catch 22' = Jule's " Damned if you do and damned if you don't! "

Karin began this response with she would recheck every thing! Kudos to

Karin.

Definitely give kudos to Fred for talking about documentation of the

incident and any prior behavior that shows non-professional behavior

by a pharmacist.

brought up a good scenario of a pharmacist failing to follow the

law. What should we do? Both Fred and Jeanetta say report them!

Anyone else?

Jeanetta

>

> You asked for my opinion. I have always told my students never to do

> anything they thought was unethical or illegal.

> If I felt there was something wrong, I would have rechecked my

calculations,

> walked myself through the steps and or remade the IV.

> I would have questioned the order and asked the pharmacist to

explain it to

> me so I understand why it is or is not ok the way it is made.

>

> At the moment the tech questioned the pharmacist she did exactly as she

> should have done. Even though I feel legally she did the right thing

in the

> end she made the IV and has to live with the fact that it ended up

killing

> the girl.

>

> If someone was going to lose their job by refusing to fill a

prescription

> that may cause harm to a patient then that is not a pharmacy or

pharmacist I

> would want to work for and I would call the labor board instantly

and file a

> suit.

>

> In Ca everyone is sue happy and will sue you for looking at them

funny. You

> are dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.

>

>

> Julette Barta CPhT, BSIT, MA Ed.

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