ADDRESSING CODE BLUE AND MEDICATION ERRORS

Updated 8/25

Dear nurses,

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. 
Learn more about emergency events:
Types of medication errors

The image above shows a nurse trying to do a math calculation,

Please take a moment to read and understand what this is about.

Using Decimals  
Have a good day.