RN4116

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1. Need Advice!!!!!!

   RN4116 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi allnurses, About 3 days ago I had an HIV positive patient who had a trach. I was cleaning the inner cannula, as I was cleaning, I felt a tiny drop of something land above the inner corner of my eye. I was freaking out although my co worker sai...

2. 2 Med Errors. Feeling soo incompetent : /

   RN4116 replied to RN4116's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks KelRN, on my unit we dont use a pixis, we have a locked narcotic box and log it in a kardex every time we give a med. We also do narcotic checks every day (oncoming and offgoing shift) The reason I didnt report the med was because the senior n...

3. 2 Med Errors. Feeling soo incompetent : /

   RN4116 replied to RN4116's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Been there done that. It's just so frustrating. The pharmacy at my hospital is not 24hrs, so night shift is always limited. If we need any meds, our supervisor has to get it from the pixis on another floor. In terms of MARS we, the nurses have...

4. 2 Med Errors. Feeling soo incompetent : /

   RN4116 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Allnurses! I need some advice. I've been at my Place of work for about 5 mos, I've made 2 med errors and feel so awful about it. My first error was when I first started night shift, we were understaffed, it was soo busy and a patient had come...