So yesterday I made my first medication error with vancomycin. I had two vials of antibiotics and one was meant to be IV push and the other was meant to hang via infusion. I mixed up both antibiotics and accidentally gave vancomycin IV push.
I instantly realized I made an error.
I assessed the pt and she was fine. I notified my charge nurse and wrote a variance on it. My supervisor was also notified of the medication error. I felt so stupid and dumb for letting something like that happened. I always double check my work but this time I failed. I called the night nurse to see how the patient was doing and she said was fine although that 4am she complained her IV hurt and it was a little swollen but no redness noted. I had given vancomycin around 4pm IDK if that could have caused it. So they D/C the IV and gave her ice. The patient said she felt much better.
As for me, my confidence has gone low. My supervisor told me I could of loose my license over this. Which made me feel even worse. The charge nurse told it was fine, the patient is fine and to take this as a learning experience. This is my third week off of orientation so I’m still adjusting to the environment. I take full responsibility for what happened but I feel so bad about it.
