Mistakes happen; Beating yourself up won't make you a better nurse, learning from it will. You took appropriate follow up measures, and I doubt you'd get fired for one error. If errors happen...
SunnyCCRN replied to medicalninja's topic in Critical Care
I'm an ICU nurse, and my brother who went to nursing school with me is an ER nurse. He worked ICU before the ER and absolutely hated it; he loves his ER job. I've worked in the ER and I hated it, and...
SunnyCCRN replied to firemedic12's topic in Critical Care
It's a little difficult to assess this situation without a little more information. How big is this hospital? Is it rural or urban? Are you a new grad or a seasoned ICU nurse? Did you just transfer...