Medication Safety

          You are caring for a patient who is receiving an IV infusion of heparin. Consistent with high-alert drug recommendations, your hospital’s policy and procedure state that dosage calculations and pump programming are to be independently double-checked by a second RN. You ask your RN co-worker to perform this check for you. He agrees to do so. Without doing the calculation himself or looking at the pump, he says, “Looks fine to me – you always get it right.” Questions: Describe the problem or dilemma you are presented with in this case vignette. What is the best response to this situation? What professional responsibility do you have to consider in this situation? Provide support for your answers using the suggested learning resources and any additional