Made my first mistake

[allyyy]

SO I’ve officially made my first mistake and I want to hit myself over the head. The lab called and told me a lab and said whatever it was is in the blood. I wrote it down on a note. I told the MD. Hours later, the MD and med student came up to me and said “was it blood or tissue”. I died inside. I said the lab said blood but I’ll call. I called... and sure enough it’s tissue. I told the MD and they were annoyed. I told my preceptor and she said the doctor is the one to double check, you are the reporter. I still can’t stop thinking about it... any one have similar stories? Word of encouragement? Something. I just don’t want to get fired...

[TreeJ, ADN, RN]

Though the lab reported blood and you assumed blood the Physician seemed to be knowledgable the possibility it was actually tissue. We’re a team and please as a Nurse dont feel you have to absorb all the blame. You were only passing along a message. Even if a read back was completed the lab still may have indicated “blood.” Just a thought.