Katie Hill

Hi, So new grad here. I got my license in June of 2022. I work nights. So I got yelled at during shift report by a senior nurse. She states that I have a "lack of respect" because I am not 15 minutes early to work all the time. She also claims "nights are so quiet" so I should have time to process all orders and paperwork she didn't have time to process. I do feel like maybe there are time management areas I could improve on. Any tips? P.S. I work longterm care with 30 residents, and am the only nurse at night with one nurse's aide.

P.S. meds in question.... donepezil and escitalopram. The patient was 92

I believe I made a med error a little more than 2 months ago(LTC). Our system does not have scanning equipment so it's all self-check based. I gave the wrong medication to the wrong patient. They were meds that were relevant to the patient's diagnosis, but he was not prescribed them. I did not say anything, just monitored the patient, and went on with life. He died five days later. I do not believe the meds were lethal, and everyone at my facility believes he choked during the night. He had been having chronic difficulties with coughing and he had excessive secretions. During the night we were often having to sit him up to help him clear his lungs. Any advice for dealing with my horrendous guilt welcome.... According to his charts the day of his death, he was having a really good day...even walking which he rarely did. He died that night.