Help To Prevent Any More Mistakes!!!

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I am a registered nurse. I administered 50 units of novolin ge Toronto insulin instead of 5 units. I reported my mistake and dextrose10% was hung at 100cc/hr. D5W ampules were at the pt's bedside as well as glucagon. The pt. was aysmptomatic....remains asymptomatic ...it seems that it was caught in time and the pt's capillary blood sugar didn't go below 8.1. IN CANADA THE NORMAL GLUCOSE LEVEL RANGE IS 3 - 7. Needless to say I returned to the hospital and stayed at her bedside until the administrator of the hospital sent me home and said to try and get some sleep. I looking for any idea as to how to organize my work sheet (s) I need any and all suggestions so that nothing like this will ever happen to anyone within my care again. I can only thank GOD that the pt . had no ill efftects from it but, this has been the worst two days of my life.:crying2: :crying2:

Thank you so very much for all of your replies. I became a nurse to help people and I am trying hard not to let myself be eaten by the guilt bug. God, it is a feeling I wish on no one. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! May your hands heal and your hearts love.

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two licensed persons have to check any form of insulin before it's given where i work.

this does indeed help cut down on such errors.'

i bet you learned from this. try to move on, now the wiser. best wishes.

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