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Have you ever been in a situation in which a co-worker put a patient in jeopardy?
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Kavita’s Answer
Hello, Yes. We had an medical assistant at my previous job and she was going through some personal things at home; her mom had passed away and she was feeling depressed etc. She was not focused on her job and she did make a mistake with a patient when setting her up for a decompression lower back pain treatment. Thankfully, as the doctor, I always go in and check on the patient set up and settings on the machine before the treatment starts and was able to catch the error before anything went wrong. You have to be careful of co workers who are not focused and not at 100% during work. It may be best if you notice this to say, "Hey, maybe you should take a couple of days off and take care of yourself", that would be much better than them putting a patient in danger due to mistakes.
Thank you for sharing. That is an alarming experience that will certainly make me more vigilant in any job that I pursue! All the best!
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Olivia’s Answer
Hello,
Medication related mistakes are very common. We have pharmacists, who are medication experts, to help solve this problem. Pharmacists are about to counsel patients on medication safety and adherence to help their patients. I work at a retail pharmacy and we have made some mistakes before. I think some common medication errors would include giving someone the wrong strength of a medication. We have checkpoints in the pharmacy to help us solve this issue. If a patient gets a change in their medication dose then we ask them about it at the register before its dispensed. Often times, patients can be unaware of dose adjustments and this prompts them to confirm with their doctor.
Medication related mistakes are very common. We have pharmacists, who are medication experts, to help solve this problem. Pharmacists are about to counsel patients on medication safety and adherence to help their patients. I work at a retail pharmacy and we have made some mistakes before. I think some common medication errors would include giving someone the wrong strength of a medication. We have checkpoints in the pharmacy to help us solve this issue. If a patient gets a change in their medication dose then we ask them about it at the register before its dispensed. Often times, patients can be unaware of dose adjustments and this prompts them to confirm with their doctor.