TRAUMA SERIES "THE GOLDEN HOUR"

Updated 2/26

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It takes "all hands on deck" to complete the work.

It is important to recognize that classroom skills
are different from clinical skills. A nurse's
performance in the work place takes on a different 
challenge from the classroom.

Learn more about: Hemodynamic Monitoring and

Cardiac Assessment.

Scenario: In the above image, a patient was brought into the 
Emergency room, with complaints of chest pain and a drop in 
blood pressure. The doctor ordered Morphine for the pain and
Dopamine for the hypotension. Both medications were given 
as ordered. The nurse in the green top (left) gave the Morphine
and started the Dopamine infusion.

Medication administration
Next : What went wrong? The nurse forgot to put a label on
 the IV bag and did not document what time both medications
were given. 

It is very important for the nurse to pay close attention to
the time that medications are given. Documentation is also
important.
Learn more about : Types of medication errors

An Emergency Room experience

An intravenous infusion may be started in a peripheral
site or a central line site.

Learn more by clicking on the link:
IV assessment