i did so many errors today.*needing comfort guys

DarciaMoonz, LPN · May 1, 2007

Hi chick pea. Sorry your having such a hard time. When in doubt check it out. There are a few meds. I had to check out a few meds. that I didn't know, and I just popped out the med book and looked them up. I made my error on my 3rd day, and have since learned. I am looking for a new job because of some safety issues surrounding the facility, and the state was just in. Just check and double check, and don't get your hopes dashed too much. It is a learning experience.

morte, LPN, LVN · May 2, 2007

Thanks for the correction.It's well appreciated.Actually i don't really use ' dilaudid' very often i just usually use hydromorphone coz that's what comes up in the pyxis:nuke: this was the first time i handled a pt with a dilaudid PCA.The two vials was suppose to be reserve i requested it early from the pharmacy because it usually takes them a long time to send up a new vial.But i know no amout of rationalization that can justify what i did.
I know leaving narcotics in my pts room was a really huge mistake and boy will i remember this for the rest of my life.My manager told me that after this she was sure that i would be the safest person in giving meds because i sure will remember this.

it would appear that some of the persons assuming that the OP didnt know that hydromorphone and 'dilaudid' are the same thing missed the quotes in her post?

chick_pea · May 23, 2007

to jill your profile is set so you won't receive personal msg.

thank you sooo much jill.yeah you got me.there had been much speculation on that post of mine.i wanted to post to clear myself up but thought what the heck?just let them be.thanks a lot you nobody understood me better.yeah, you were absolutely right i had my mind set on my mantra not to make a mistake for my preceptor will surely prolong my orientation with her. and i had been through hell. I had this other preceptor that would fill in for her when she's not around and i just love her! she would ask me if i needed help or if there is something she could do for me. If the day is not to busy we would sit down and she will ask me if i had questions or if there is anything that i wanted to know.or if the day was busy we would sometimes discuss things on our way to the garage.I just wana hug her whenever i see her.I also learned a lot when i was with her and that is without terror and perturbation.sigh...anyways i'm on my own now.Thanks for letting me vent and for your private msg.I am closing this particular chapter of my life now.I am so thankful of this site i get to meet great people.Thank you so much and God bless..

suespets · Nov 6, 2007

re: unattended meds.reasons not to leave w/ pt. he may forget them,they may get dropped (or some lost) on floor. that takes time to replace them, so ur not saving time at all. some other pt. may find or get ahold of forgotten meds. pt. may take them .(2 hr's later) just explain it's ur job to watch pt take meds.u could even tell him he might lose them etc. u could say "I will come back later,if u can't take them now.good luck to u.keep trying!

HappyJaxRN · Nov 6, 2007

Ah hun. It's not an easy transition. The mistakes you made were not super terrible. You are a brand new nurse. It's expected that you're gonna make mistakes. Take the extra time. That's a good thing. You want to feel good about your job before you go out on your own. I know it's difficult not to be hard on yourself, but remember, this is NEW.

I kept a note pad with me in the beginning to remind me of things. There's nothing wrong with that. As an experienced nurse, I still do that.

You will make mistakes throughout your career and someone who tells you that they have NEVER made a mistake about anything, is not telling you the truth.

I wrote affirmations on my mirror in my bathroom, "I CAN do this." And you can! Don't give up!

Find what works best for you and go with it. If you need to, talk heart to heart with your NM.

Best wishes.

i'm a new grad and i've been orienting for about 8 weeks now.I should hve been starting my night orientation 2 weeks ago but i guess i'm not doing well so my preceptor suggested to my manager that it would be best to keep me orienting on day shift bef i finally start nights. Today i guess i made the biggest error ever. I forgot 2 vials of diluded for the PCA in my pts room!Good thing the pt was honest and returned it to me. My preceptor saw this and she reported this to my manager.My manager then called me and told me that such an act is a valid ground for termination, but since i'm still orienting she will let it pass. Earlier that day i forgot 1 med tablet in my pts room.i was suppose to give it but then she was sleeping so i left it in the table so i can give it to her later ( bad move).And to top all that the pts iv line has air in it so i disconected it and tried flushing the bubbles out from tubbing but i forgot to close the antibiotic line so i almost emptied all of it! and it was only a 50 cc rocephin. There's just too many things goin on that i forget things. And my preceptor is the kind that well not let anything go.She reported me to my manager about the diluded earlier that day i don't know what she's gonna do about those other errors i made later that day. And to think she was in the room while i was doing this.I wonder why she did not say anything?I've had other preceptors before her but she seems to be the only one making such a big fuss out of this.I mean don't get me wrong i learn from her but she makes me feel so inadequate.I mean i have seen a lot of nurses who forgot to open antibiotic lines.*sigh*i guess i'll just expect for the worse.