J.Robinson011

Hey all, A long time ago, in the early part of my nursing career, I made the mistake of administering eye drops to a patient who didn't need them. This was on an ophthalmology day surgery ward, where we often dish out dilating drops to patients. And on that one day, I messed up. Everything turned out fine however. The patient was unharmed, apologized to, and the appropriate reports and documentation were completed. But for a long while, I did feel guilty, my confidence was knocked down. Time healed this eventually, but I wanted to ask: What are your personal techniques for coping with any mistakes you might've made? For dealing with it basically. Has anyone gone through something similar to the above?

Hey everyone, Back when I worked in clinical research, we often had to take blood samples from children for certain trials. And long story short, it could be rather difficult ? Question: What are your personal techniques/tips/tricks for handling children when carrying out invasive procedures like venepuncture? Ways of keeping them calm and relaxed etc. so it all goes as smoothly as possible.