Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Traci is on IVs Primaxin(6hr) and Amakacin{8hr). Her home health nurse goes to her school and gives her 8:00am meds. I do all the rest. I read the message about sterile fields and got worried. I don't ever have a sterile field to do IV meds. I just make sure the counter is clean etc. I use alcohol and betadine to clean syringes and vials. I give her 10pm, 2am and 6am right in her bedroom. Should I be MORE clean? Now here a story of my day. Today was not a good day. Traci's nurse gave her the wrong meds at 8am! Amakacin instead of Primaxin. I pack a whole days worth of meds in her cooler because the nurse gives 8am and I do the 2pm. I work at her school. When I went to pick up her meds after the nurse left I noticed that I didn't have her 2pm meds. I called her nurse and told her what I found. SHe said I'll call her doctor. I called her doctor first and he told me to make her drink LOTS of water, and had the nurse sign an incident report. THEN when I went to give her the 2pm meds her line was split and there was BLOOD everywhere. I quickly clamped it off. I had to call the nurse, that gave the wrong meds, to change her med port needle. Her med schedule is a mess now! I'm tired and I'm going to bed! Lynette Mom to Traci 7w/cf and 11w/ocf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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