Week 5: NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS AND MEDICATION ERRORS

Question 1

Neuromuscular Blockers:

Answer 1

Succinylcholine
Vecuronium

Question 2

Neuromuscular Blockers

Succinylcholine
Vecuronium

used for?
patient will need?
Watch out for?
administer what?

Answer 2

Paralyzing drug

Patients will need MECHANICAL VENTILATION

watch out for MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

A Muscle Relaxant: Dantrolene!!!!!

Question 3

SWISS CHEESE MODEL

Answer 3

Many components in Health care to prevent an Error

Prescriber, Nursing, Pharmacy, Computer Systems

*Neuromuscular Blockers are HIGH ALERT medications

Question 4

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

Answer 4

LOOK ALIKE- SOUND ALIKE Lists
◦Example- Robinul® and Ropinirole

DO NOT ABBREVIATE Lists

Trailing Zeros are BAD
sulin (instead write it out as 1 unit)

Leading Zero is GOOD
*.1 units of insulin could be read as 1 unit of insulin (Instead write it out as 0.1 units)

Question 4

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

high alert drugs list

Answer 4

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKERS
ANTICOAGULANTS
DIABETES MEDICATIONS
ANTIBIOTICS (oral, IV)
PAIN MEDICATIONS (opioids)