About a week ago I floated to a particular part of hell know as a step-down. I had my assignment and was rounding and passing meds. Well, I had a room with two ladies who had similar names. I am running my mouth and placing their meds into the little plastic cups and handing the cups to them all at the same time.
I leave the room and sit down to chart the meds on the ancient computer system and then I realize what I have done wrong. I have mixed them up and given the wrong meds to the wrong patient. I was gobsmacked! I have never done such a stupid thing.
The funny thing was I had confused the names and called the ladies by the incorrect name and they each responded like it was their own. It is my fault for not looking closer at the wrist bands and not taking the time to make sure I was doing my job correctly.
Thankfully, their meds were remarkably similar minus a synthroid or different dose of lisinipril.
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