Mistake... What to do differently

Is ultrasound even there at night at your facility? At ours, if we have a stat venous doppler to be done, the u/s on call tech has to come in. I probably would have gotten my charge nurse involved in expediting the procedure, that's one of the things they're there for.

Chalk it up as a learning experience and learn what procedures to follow the next time so it doesn't happen again. We've all had situations where we dropped the ball for whatever reason, the important thing is to learn from it so you don't do it again.

the best thing to do is learn from that night. Your charge nurse should have been checking the orders for the night and picked up on a stat test that was ordered. Don't beat yourself up, and don't let anyone yell at you. Talk to your floor manager and let her know what happened better to hear it from you rather then a ****** off co-worker.

Any time you get a stat order, let your charge nurse know so if you get busy they should back you up, that's their job to review the charts and look at the orders, so it wasn't just your mistake it was also the charge nurses mistake.

Anytime you get really busy or don't know how to handle something speak up ask for help. Learn from your mistakes and grow from them. It gets better I promise.

Just an FYI, some hospitals do not have charge nurses.

Is ultrasound even there at night at your facility? At ours, if we have a stat venous doppler to be done, the u/s on call tech has to come in. I probably would have gotten my charge nurse involved in expediting the procedure, that's one of the things they're there for.

Chalk it up as a learning experience and learn what procedures to follow the next time so it doesn't happen again. We've all had situations where we dropped the ball for whatever reason, the important thing is to learn from it so you don't do it again.

I agree. I know I am having my own share of learning experiences too right now. ((( HUGS )))

I believe it is up to the Ultrasound dept to follow the stat order.You did your part. If your facility doesn't have a tech at noc, the resident (if you have them) or MD should be the one to call to get the stat ok'd to have the tech come in- not nursing. Many times traumas and true emergencies bump even the most needed procedures (much more urgent than a doppler)-sometimes FOR MANY HOURS be it u/s, MRI's, CT's, add on to the OR, etc. You should not have been yelled at, she was out of line.

BTW, in my world, the charge nurse basically just assigns admissions and checks on staffing for the next shift while keeping a full assignment. She is no way takes off any orders or has any involvement in anyone elses assignment.