Oh absolutely!
I swear they do not read the charts. They gave my husband morphine which is clearly listed as a big no-no. To summarize it tends to make him paranoid and combative which is a very bad combination when you are talking about a big guy who is combat trained. Thankfully I was there and spent the night reassuring him that everything was ok and no, the night nurse was not a threat. Had a hallway chat with the doctor the next morning.
It did not happen again.
Yes, you always want to review what meds are being given, not just antibiotics. My wife has differing reactions to different pain meds too.
“ Had a hallway chat with the doctor the next morning.”
As long as the doctor is not an egotistical a-hole, that’s a good solution. Unfortunately, my wife’s orthopedic surgeon was an egotistical anus who wanted to wave his medical degree & experience around rather than listen to me describe my wife’s issues with the pain management meds. Fortunately, his nurse-practitioner & the hospitalist intervened with abject acknowledgment the orthopedic surgeon was great in surgery but otherwise a black hole for people skills.