alaskahusky

I suspect firstyearstudent won't make it past 5 with the attitude of "staying out of it" and "when you become a nurse you'll see how easy it is to screw up." It's just as easy to do the right thing and saves a lot more time, improves patient safety, and improves customer satisfaction. You only need to raise the concern and facts to your manager - "A customer came in today for a refill because her prescription was refilled wrong last night. She was given 5 times the prescribed dose for her child. I just wanted to make sure you were aware for follow-up because such an error could be potentially harmful to the child." We all do make mistakes, which is why IMSP and other patient safety groups abound, with practical approaches to improving safety measure to prevent such errors. By saying something, you'll be helping to see this doesn't happen again. As a Eldridge Cleaver once said, "you're either a part of the solution or a part of the problem." We need more nurses to be part of the solution.