6 thoughts on ““So you’re an advocate, eh? … Then advocate for yourself!” ~(with apologies to) Max Bialystock”

1. Three disabled kids? What did I miss?

   1. Lol. I got lonely …
      Pearlsky, David, and Inanna came with Elizabeth (the young woman from the Canadian blog SevereDisabilityKid).

2. It always makes me sad when I read about shitty nurses, even though I work with a shitty nurse. I’m sorry you had to deal with her and glad you no longer do. Sadly there are duds everywhere. The president comes to mind:)

3. Would you be willing to share the subtle difference in the way the routine was followed that eliminated that loophole? I would like to take it back to the oncology department where I work?

   1. One nurse reads out loud from my record and the other nurse checks the actual pump and medication. Sometimes they take turns saying some setting or whatever. BUT with the nurse in my post, neither nurse looked at both the record AND the pump.
      My second nurse did the routine in such a way that both nurses saw both items. For instance, they stood shoulder to shoulder and BOTH saw my record said “10% 5-FU” (or whatever) and one read it aloud and then both looked at the mini-IV bag and the other said aloud “Yes, 10% 5-FU with two signatures” and both were looking at the bag.
      The difference is that BOTH nurses saw BOTH the record and the actual. In the first scenario, one nurse saw the record and one saw the actuality; either one could be mistaken or worse, lying, and it would not be caught. The second scenario only fails if both nurses collude.
      Does that make sense? (My description, not the actions.)

      1. Yes, thank you. I can visualize it perfectly.

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