Forgetting to chart prn narcotics or other prn meds

Yep, guilty on all counts. And what systems? I've never worked anywhere there was a Pyxis or other supposedly foolproof medication system.........we still do things the old-fashioned way. Thank goodness! I'd hate to plug my personal information into a machine every time I give a med, then have to scan my patients as though they were items from the supermarket.

Re giving meds, I'll be the first to admit I'm not perfect.........I don't make very many mistakes because I'm thorough and careful, but I figure that anyone who claims they've never made any sort of med error is either fresh out of school or lying.

I consider myself to be pretty thorough and don't make many errors to my knowledge...however, with the computer charting system at the hospital I worked at always being down and the computers most of the time not being readily available when you need them at the time you give your medication I am certain there have been more than a few times I didn't chart off prns. Inadvertently of cours. Then again if we realized we forget we would go back and sign it off...