How much trouble am I in?

[Tropicalsun]

My husband has been a frequent flyer in our facility. I've been there 8 years and float a lot so my face is familiar to about everybody. Issue is this during his last hospitalization, both of his IVs infiltrated. He was getting IV fluids and IV Dialudid. I pointed the infiltration out at 1800. At 1930 when the nurses rounded for report I pointed it out again and said I'm turning this off. "Oh okay" At 2030 I asked again for a restart. 2100 the student and preceptor came student tried once unsuccessfully. I asked if the preceptor would try, " no I want her to." I asked can I do this? Oh we don't know the policy on that.. 2130 "we're getting the veinFinder" 2200 "oh I forgot. Just a minute" 2230 I have to ask again. 2315 I ask if I can start it he's in a lot of pain. No we're coming right now. 2400 i started his PIV. Not saying it was my best decision, on no sleep and with no apparent nursing care for my husband it was done. Six hours of having no access pain 8/10 and they have access. Nobody saw me do it. However I'm called at home that I'm being investigated as a safety risk. The joke is it was still in an being used for the IV pain meds! I wasn't on the clock and my husband asked me to do it. How much trouble am I in?

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

Not smart. There were many other ways to handle this. You chose the wrong way.

This!!