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NUR 201 Med Error Case Study Assign... Home Insert Draw Design Layout References Mailings Review View New times roman 1 2A Aa Ao B u a x x A- D- A- Font NUR 201 Case Study This assignment is worth 10% percent of your grade Please add your possible solution in three to four sentences. Please be grammatically correct. If you cite, please reference in APA Case Study #3: Using the Wrong Administration Route The Medication Error To alleviate the symptoms of a patient's allergic reaction a nurse administered a dose of epinephrine directly into her bloodstream instead of into her thigh. How It Happened The patient, who also was a physician, went to the ER with signs of anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic response). They rushed her to trauma, where a nurse administered epinephrine to help alleviate her symptoms. Immediately, the patient felt severe, crushing pain flow through her body that caused her to pass out. When she woke up, the patient realized that the nurse had administered the drug via the wrong route. However, it wasn't until after she asked the staff about it that they acknowledged an error had been made. The Result The error caused mild but reversible damage to the patient's heart. She continued to suffer from chest pain, palpitations, and exhaustion and she eventually contacted the hospital to launch a formal investigation into the error. Your Solution

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As epinephrine is used to treat many conditions like anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest there is a dosage variation and different route of drug administration. whereas it's clearly known that the patient had anaphylaxis reaction and the route of administration should be IM. Crash cart in the EMERGENCY ROOM setting should be pre-loaded with the proper dose for each condition.

The error occurred may be due to

Lack of training knowledge or dosage calculation error would have occurred or wrong communication between doctor and nurse, The people in the emergency setting should be properly trained.