I am a new grad and recently just finished up my 3-month orientation. This is my first week on my own, and up until today I had yet to create a decrepency in the Pyxis. Well today, instead of counting 20 pills, there were only 8. I was so busy at the time, that even though I made a joke about it to one of my co workers as it happened, I forgot to report it to the charge nurse. Now the night charge just called me asking what happened and why we are short 12 pills, and while she is going to try to fix the descrepency herself, she does need to report it to the nursing supervisor. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone else??? I am so shaken up and scared of what is going to happen to me! I know descrepencies do happen from time to time, but usually it's only by 1 or 2 pills, and the nurse has the sense to report it IMMEDIATELY. I've tried so hard to do everything right since day one, and right now I'm really upset and worried that my word isn't going to be good enough :-( Also, I can't believe that I joked about it and then forgot to report it-- does at least making someone else aware of it somewhat help my case (what I mean is that at least I told someone, so it's not like I tried to hide anything???) Please help!!
