Yesterday, I prematuely posted an article without checking for its validity. I've spent the past year or so doing research, citing resources, and supporting my points of view with evidence. So, I do know how to do this. Not making excuses, but when I read the article, it sounded so believable to me that all due-process regarding accuracy simply went out the window because this article was so close to 'home' literally. During my reading, a million and one things went through my mind 'except' the fact that someone would create such a tale to cause even more duress than what the nation may already be feeling regarding this topic.For that, I extend my heartfelt apologies. You guys will never know how miserable I've been since yesterday's thread.
For the past 24 hours, I've felt as horrible about this as if I had done something to cause harm to a patient. I've felt like a nurse that is not a nurse, but the patient. I've felt like the past year or so has been nothing but a total waste. I've felt like never coming to this site again out of sheer embarrassment. I've felt like I am a professional...just not perfect. And I've felt like a total idiot. The list goes on, especially that nagging thought of 'I can't believe I did that', as 24 hours is a long time to experience a wide range of emotions and I've had to work through them all. As one who's never taken a drink in my life, I didn't even have that as a luxury to block out the article. Diet Coke binges only caused frequent trips to the bathroom.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am so humiliated and very, very, very sorry....
Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Oh heavens....NO APOLOGY necessary. I have done it...we all have. I have a few "Oops my bad :facepalm:" on here so don't feel bad. I saw that article before you posted it and I thought....Holy crap! Before I posted it I Googled (like Google is the answer man...LOL) it and realized the source probably not as accurate as it could be and I was home ...there was nothing on the news. I think the family member who spoke with the author was told it didn't look good and took the 5 mins of fame..however his relative hung on for a couple more days. (Gotta love families )
I think we all are a little nervous. Fro years the imminent doom of an epidemic has loomed on the horizon. We have hear tales of foreboding and post apocalyptic dark worlds. It's creepy right now.
Please don' think about leaving....we get it...it's OK. I think that there are some of us who have been at this a long time that we have learned to be cautious of what we do and say because we too have had one of those moments. I"l bet you'll check everything from now on.... ;)LOL ((HUGS))
You just need to "Let it go...." LOL (of course I have a more vulgar version from You tube I can't get out of my head....LOL)
I don't know what else to say except thank you all for being so understanding. Even though I'm still trying to swallow the pill:blink:, your kind words are truly appreciated.
No worries! I am not sure which article you are referring to, and it really doesn't matter. We are a bunch of nurses on an internet forum, so this is not a source for news that anybody should be taking as the gospel truth. You are [i am assuming here] not a reporter, so you are not accountable to the truth in reporting standards I would expect from one. So you repeated something you heard somewhere else that turned out to not be accurate, that's ok. Don't beat yourself up over it, and please don't leave over it.
I don't know what else to say except thank you all for being so understanding. Even though I'm still trying to swallow the pill:blink:, your kind words are truly appreciated.
I was gonna say, if you try to never come back to allnurses I will hunt you down and drag you back.
As others have said, you made an awful discovery. You're human just like the rest of us mere mortals. human beings make occasional mistakes no matter how careful we are. It isn't that you made the mistake itself, it's what you do afterward and you behaved like responsible adult and 'fessed up like a mature person and one we respect as well.
Do you know the dumb mistake that I made a few years ago on this site? I felt like a real dimwit. I was describing the polo shirt I wore as part of my psych dept. uniform and somehow those keyboard grinches omitted the r in the word shirt! Whole new word! An unauthorized word. I panicked and couldn't remember how to fix it. Finally, I remembered I could hit the word edit and all would be well. I have no idea who saw it before I remembered how to fix it, but no one ever sad anything about it to me.
I don't know why we all expect ourselves to be perfect but we certainly do. Go and have a real Coke instead of a diet and forgive yourself! Don't stop coming here and keep right on posting or Pixie and I will track you down and drag you back! Remember, pixies
You guys are the best!!! I'm still here.....just quiet and still swallowing...rest assured, I will 'get over it', had loads of practice in that area. It's just a little harder than I thought it was because I've been on this website for so long (I had a previous username back in '08 or '09 but couldn't remember the password or email address to retrieve it) that I feel like I know many of you personally....as much as the World Wide Web allows...and I should have known better. Actually, I do, which makes it all the worse. Oh well. As they say, this too shall pass. Esme12 said it best with the statement 'bet you won't do that again'.
Hey, it's ok!! I have an entire year of my life I wish I could erase and I actually have to look those people in the eye when I run into them! lol
All is well. No worries. I still like you. Although...I don't know you. But hey, my vote counts....right? ;-)
Been there, done that too. But that year, (2012), it wasn't anything that I said or did. Only thing that saved me from 'dying' from the ultimate humiliation is that the people that I saw and overheard had no idea that I was the 'victim' that they supported. Worst and longest 11 months and 29 days of my life until that contract ended!!
Thank you for your words and, yes, your vote counts.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
20,908 Posts
Oh heavens....NO APOLOGY necessary. I have done it...we all have. I have a few "Oops my bad :facepalm:" on here so don't feel bad. I saw that article before you posted it and I thought....Holy crap! Before I posted it I Googled (like Google is the answer man...LOL) it and realized the source probably not as accurate as it could be and I was home ...there was nothing on the news. I think the family member who spoke with the author was told it didn't look good and took the 5 mins of fame..however his relative hung on for a couple more days. (Gotta love families
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I think we all are a little nervous. Fro years the imminent doom of an epidemic has loomed on the horizon. We have hear tales of foreboding and post apocalyptic dark worlds. It's creepy right now.
Please don' think about leaving....we get it...it's OK. I think that there are some of us who have been at this a long time that we have learned to be cautious of what we do and say because we too have had one of those moments. I"l bet you'll check everything from now on.... ;)LOL ((HUGS))
You just need to "Let it go...." LOL (of course I have a more vulgar version from You tube I can't get out of my head....LOL)