Simplyvan

So yesterday I made my first medication error with vancomycin. I had two vials of antibiotics and one was meant to be IV push and the other was meant to hang via infusion. I mixed up both antibiotics and accidentally gave vancomycin IV push. I instan...

I think she was trying to let me see the seriousness of the situation, but it made me feel much worse. The unit is very, very fast paced. 18 beds 3 nurses 1 tech. We’ve expressed concern that we need four nurses on the floor but they don’t listen. T...

I work in a very fast paced unit. Discharges are happening left and right, patients are coming back from surgery, leaving for surgery and we are constantly admitting patients. It’s a small unit 18 patients, 3 nurses and one tech. We always have four ...