dawnall

When I was brought into the office, the DON made excuses and said that we can't be sure that she really made a med error. I'm assuming that was her way of showing comraderie. I have an honest concern that this nurse's mistakes will end up harming someone. I am holding myself accountable because I feel like there is something more I need to do, but my hands are tied.

These are instances six as given a double dose of potassium, the wrong dose to a patient that even had the wrong patient, and charting that they giving Amiodorone on a patient with a pacemaker for 4 days when the medication was never even delivered. Those are only a few. I was basically told the comraderie is that we have each others backs which I accepted as hiding and covering up med errors. How many can this nurse do before there is a major incident? It would be my fault as well for not fighting more for the patients. That's my concern.

I'm not a new nurse. As a matter of fact, I was DON at a facility for several years and chose to step down for my family. As a nurse with integrity, when do we choose which med errors we report? Only the serious ones? I think before you tell me to look at my own behavior, you look at your own integrity. I have never had a problem with this until this place. I've been a nurse for 8+ years. That may be new to some, but I'm not brand new.

I work at a nursing home. Over the last 8 months or so, I have turned in approx 15 med errors from the same nurse to my Unit Supervisor. A few of these had a potential for serious injury or death. Nothing has been done about this nurse. I have gotten excuses from the higher ups. I was brought into the office and given a lecture about comraderie. Then I knew I was on the chopping block. The very next week I was called in for not giving a patient her meds. (I documented that she was punching and fighting.) I refused to sign the write up. The DON is friends with this certain nurse who I'm afraid will kill someone. I'm looking for a new job and I know I need to tell a state person, but I'm a single mom who has to work. I can't do anything until I'm out of there, but I feel like I'm tearing apart my ethics and integrity every shift I work. Ideas??

I am a RN student right now and my husband is currently an RN with his associates degree. We are discussing moving to Canada in 2 years when I get my license and were wondering if anyone knew if we would have to retake a license exam or if our nursing licenses will transfer over to Canada. Does anyone know this answer?