Gave patient the wrong forms

[enfermeratobe]

I was at work today trying to get this patients forms all ready and set for them to go to the lab. In the hustle and bustle of the day and orders shooting off the printer I gave them two order forms one was the wrong patient and someone completely different. It was not noticed until they went to the lab to get blood drawn and noticed it was an order for someone else! They called out office and let us know and a new one was faxed to the correct location. I went home upset and defeated I cried because I felt so incompetent I have been a nurse for only a year. I fear I will be fired for this I have had a rough week. My question is what would you do?

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

You've gotta be kidding? You gotta shake it off buttercup. I didn't go home crying after I accidentally flushed my central line and sent remaining levophed into my patient and made their SBP go into the 200s!!!! I didn't cry. I went and had a nice juicy burger for lunch and before lunch I bolused her with some propofol and fentnayl to bring down that pressure which it did! Things happen! You make a mistake and you find a solution.

My point is you made a mistake. I made a mistake. We all make mistakes.

Oh my gosh- I did that with a Swan and dopamine a long time ago. Patient's exact words to me "I feel kinda hot and like my heart is racing all of the sudden- but then it went away" Cardiologists' exact words to me "I did that once- I bet you never do it again!"