Seeking advice - Nurse gave infant adult vaccine.
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My wife took our child in for a 1 month appointment. They asked my wife if she wanted to give the child the RSV antinbody shot and she agreed. Later that day the doctor called and said the nurse mistakenly gave a full dose of the adult RSV vaccine. I don't what to do. Im tracking down what brand they gave and what lot number, ill update asap.
I am a nurse. I've witnessed nurses do shit like multiple vials and think WTF, how, why, WTF? Physicians and nurses aren't allowed to critically think any more. I witness it everyday I go to work. Do my best to protect our patients.
As an RN also, I now wonder why we don’t have a double check by another RN to verify dose for everything injected since neonates are at the highest risk for wrong dosage? I’m terrified of even pediatric patients receiving wrong dose for versed which we give almost always preop. And we do our own math in front of another RN to verify pharmacy is correct. And then witness the waste. Seems this should be standard practice for all medications for our most small and vulnerable patients.