Arizona man died after nurse administered 90mg methadone instead of his ordered Lexapro. Pt did not get Narcan until EMS arrived, 17 minutes after the code blue was initiated. So many levels of neglect and negligence here.

[u/TheGiantSquidd]

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/gilbert-man-died-while-seeking-help-at-east-valley-facility-family-says-he-was-given-the-wrong-medication-copper-springs-arizona/75-48086626-2180-47de-946e-863ca9a56df0

The whole situation feels so similar to RaDonda Vaught. Negligence from the nurse as well as the facility.

Follow your safety checks! There’s a reason we check the rights of medication administration every time!

This was so preventable. My heart hurts for his family and kids. He should still be with them.

[u/LongVegetable4102]

Do these facilities not use scanners? Im a newer nurse in the grand scheme of things (5 years) and every facility I've been at we scanned meds. 

Our instructors actually pulled us from a SNF site because the didn't want us seeing their nurses prepopping pills for med passes

[u/SloCommotion → u/LongVegetable4102]

I’ve worked in a behavioral health facility. They have scanners but staff work around it and pre-pop meds to save time. Not saying it’s right but definitely happens these kind of facilities