Med error...scared to death now...

[troubled]

It seems that I left a duragesic patch on a pt when changing the patch. No excuse for it happening. This was two days ago.

The kicker is that they sent her for lethargy that had been ongoing for several weeks. The er found the patches, administered narcan and sent her back. The er will report it. I understand that. No issues with it.

My question is what will happen to me?

[GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

I am sorry they took you off the schedule. We ALL make mistakes. We are ALL human. You learned... Taking you off of the schedule is just going to teach other nurses to cover up their mistakes and sweep them under the rug instead of reporting them. Yes, time to look for a new job. I am sorry.