Med error help

1200mg? I've never heard of such a high dosage. 800 is the most I've ever heard of.

600mg with option for another 600 if pain is not well controlled

What kind of help are you wanting? Other than reassurance that we've all made errors in some form or another, I'd like to encourage you to write an incident report or its equivalent for your facility. You say the proper people area aware, but it is in your best interest to follow the protocol for med mistakes. I'm not sure that there is anything they would do with the patient other than observe closely. This is not a HUGE mistake (relatively speaking) in the scheme of med errors, so for that at least, you can take a deep breath.

I also agree with Klone, it seems like an exceptionally large dose.

I thought the max for ibuprofen was 800 mg. at least it wasn't a cardiac med or BP med.

I have been a nurse for 17 years and I have seen even the best nurses make errors. You have done exactly what you should have by reporting the error. Usually errors are caused by processes not individual people. Don't beat yourself up too much.

One time I sleepily followed a (half asleep) provider's order to give my prodroming patient 10mg of stadol (5 IM, 5 IV). She MEANT to say nubain.

No harm was done, but clearly I felt terrible and learned from my mistake- the provider is responsible for giving an accurate and appropriate order, but the RN is responsible for verifying before administering.

We all make mistakes-plural. Learn from it, take responsibility, and use the experience to become better at your job.