Prednisone

[FLoridarnl]

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

I totally agree with Leslie.

Now, you need to leave it be and quit obsessing about this. Not healthy.

Not sure what else we can tell you.

Let it go.............

[chadash]

Always : make a report.

Always: recognise you are not infallible

Always: realize you are a Nurse and learning all the time.

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Wonderful advice! You can replace nurse with person, and this would be applicable to life in general. But, I guess we don't have to actually make a report, oh, never mind.

[Altra, BSN, RN]

I agree that if the dose given was different than what was ordered, an incident report should have been filled out ... but that's in the past and I hope you can let it go.

BTW - our typical loading dose of Prednisone is 60mg.

[southern_rn_brat]

BTW - our typical loading dose of Prednisone is 60mg.

sorry to be off topic but I am on day 2 of a prednisone round that started with 60mg and just wanted to whine about it:o but I sure can breathe better!!

[Irishgirl]

Next time make a report . Everyone messes up at one time or another. Just be glad no patient was hurt.

[ljds]

I'm sorry; I have a similar tendency as you (I think), to sit and stew about things.

Here's what helps me--can I rectify the situation? Yes or No? If yes, then I do that. If no, then I can't!

What can I learn from my mistake? You've learned a couple of things--to always double check your meds that you've pulled out, and now you should also know the appropriate way of going about reporting and possibly correcting an error.

If you dig yourself into the ground over this, you're just a nurse who made a stupid mistake. If you step back and look at what you did, and learn from the error, well, you've become a BETTER nurse for it. Which are you going to be? Be the better nurse! We've all made mistakes, I know I certainly have. The only way I can live with anything is to know that each time I mess up (or one of my colleagues messes up , and shares!) I also learn from that error, and make sure I never repeat that error again. I also try to remember I am NOT some type of god, but a mere mortal, and that I can strive to perfection, but I'm always going to fall a bit short. Doesn't mean I'm going to quit trying to be perfect; it's just I'm not going to beat my head against a wall until it's bloody to cleanse myself of my sins.

Good luck; I hope you find a way to turn this med error into a positive, learning experience for yourself.

It does occasionally make my knees quake, the responsibilities we have at our jobs. I mean, if I worked in a book store, or as a waitress; if I screw up and order the wrong book, it might make someone upset, but it is hardly a big deal. Virtually any screw ups in a nurse's day can be fatal to the patient. It's a heavy burden to bear sometimes, all that responsibility. It can be pretty overwhelming to think about. :icon_hug: