AVOIDING MEDICATION ERRORS

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.

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.