dont worry.. i ve made mistakes too!!

[lOVEANURSE101]

well,,, I am a new LPN in the field.. I graduated last year in october 2007, and just got my licensed in febuary 2008... I got the first job i was accepted to and thats a agency that works for hospice patients.. Well one night i was i working the night shift(( which i hate))).. i feel so drained when the shift is over.. During the night my patient was having pain and so I administed her Morphine SL.... It was suppose to be 0.5 ml... but i instead I gave her double the dose.. I guess i was sleepy and tired... i didnt realize it at the time... When my relief nurse came... we had to do our narcotic count and i was short of morphine.. I though maybe the patient family gave her some without us knowing.. While driving home that early morning I realized what i had done.. I FELT SOOOO DUMMB.. and awful.... I felt just bad..I wondered if that patient was going to have respiration depression or something ... But I guess nothing happen because i never got a call or anything....I never went back to that patients house... But im just telling this story just to let my other new nurse like me.. that WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES..... we just need to take our time and keep learning from our mistakes!!!