Medication Ordered Is Contraindicated: Court
Discusses Nurse’s Legal Responsibilities.
The patient was admitted to the hospital
for treatment of his rheumatoid
arthritis. He was also experiencing renal
failure and was undergoing hemodialysis.
To treat his rheumatoid arthritis his
physicians ordered methotrexate, a
medication which is contraindicated for
use with patients in renal failure.
The patient died from lymphoma
related to immunosuppression related to
methotrexate toxicity. It was not unt
