med error

[nurse_sarah13]

I have been a nurse for 2 months and made my first med error tonight. I gave the wrong patient morphine under another patient's name tpulled up in the computer. The patient is not allergic and has had morphine in the past... She is okay. Now the small amount of confidence I had is completely shot. I feel like I don't deserve to call myself a nurse and am seriously considering quitting. I feel that after this, none of the other nurses will ever take me seriously anyway. I have learned my lesson and will always double-check in the future, but I just don't know if I can forgive myself. I could have done some maaaajor damage...

[rheath222]

I am not a nurse yet, I am in school but I am a "med tech". My first week I felt I had inadequate training, especially for the first time of me passing meds. Well, I made 2 med errors. Gave the wrong Ruth the hydrocodone to the Ruth that was supposed to have it at night in the am!!

I felt horrible, I was crying at work and thought I wast even cut out for being a CNA/MA let alone a nurse. Well, that was 2 years ago, haven't had a med error since!!! I am still in school ( took a break for 1 1/2 years for the birth of my son but still worked) and it's all working out pretty well. I still wish it had never happend but I am sure it has happend to everyone! One gal at my work lost a whole card of narcs, lost them poof.

Hang in there. It will be alright!!

[catebsn25]

search for the thread 'Freaking Out and Frantic' it will make you feel a thousand times better I promise!

[LakeEmerald]

You know the horrible feeling you feel? That helps ensure that you check and double check in the future because you NEVER want to feel this way again! Don't quit. Learn and grow and move forward. We have all made mistakes. It will be OK.

[Isitpossible, LPN, LVN]

weve all made mistakes... honestly...this will help reinforce your triple checks before giving meds in the future..please stop beating yourself up... we are HUMAN... and the patient is okay... stop!! :)