RN Chaos

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1. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

   RN Chaos replied to RN Chaos's topic in Safety

   Hello everone, I'm just so grateful for everyone's warm advices, support, and help. I will do my best to be a better nurse and forgive myself. I'm still bit angry with myself and worry about my patient. I'm going back today and will check on him for ...

2. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

   RN Chaos replied to RN Chaos's topic in Safety

   Hi iluvivt Thank you very much for your good words. I have a question if you dont' mind. How many days did it take to develop compartment syndrome??? Was patient okay at the beginning and developed the syndrome later??? When I called my unit, it was ...

3. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

   RN Chaos replied to RN Chaos's topic in Safety

   RN ABC: Thank you so much for your kind words, it really made me feel so much better. As soon as I got up from my little nap, I called my colleague and she told me that his arm didn't drop off and everything is fine, which is a huge relief. However I...

4. I can't believe that I made such a stupid mistake and am kicking myself!!!

   RN Chaos posted a topic in Safety

   I had to give a new IV to my patient, but I couldn't get it, so I left. However I forgot to get the tourniquet out from patient's arm, and I found it out 1 hour and 30 minutes later... He was a confused patient, so he couldn't communicate with me. Be...