Dose vancomycin safely and effectively

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Close incident report about; Patient ordered vancomycin. Trough drawn @1129. Dose given @1224. Peak ordered for after dose; was never drawn. This led to a delay in being able to dose vancomycin safely and effectively. Able to communicate with the RN assigned that day and she said she missed the order, it was done by her the ff day but still requires discussion pertaining missed orders and education.

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