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First med error

I got my first med error today, and while the patient was ok. I'm terrified. I'm worried for when the DON sees it. I had talk a week ago for a charting error and just that and this and I'm terrified for what's going to happen.

I just don't know what to do. I mean I'll own up to what I did and hope it doesn't affect me too badly. But at the same time it just worries me so much.

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    And I thought people came here for HONEST advice. I did not say I have a 3 strike rule at my facility. Frankly that's absurd. People make mistakes. People will always make mistakes. A really great nurse's first thought after making a mistake should be how that mistake will affect the patient, not herself. That was my point.

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    And I thought people came here for HONEST advice. I did not say I have a 3 strike rule at my facility. Frankly that's absurd. People make mistakes. People will always make mistakes. A really great nurse's first thought after making a mistake should be how that mistake will affect the patient, not herself. That was my point.

    Honesty can also be kind. Mistakes affect both the patient and the nurse. The OP's post, and those that followed, make it clear that those of us who are willing to be honest about our mistakes have been devistated by them, and continue to suffer pain at the memories of these events, precisely because we do put our patients first. You would have more credibility if your posts reflected some sensitivity to that.

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