studentblue07

Thank you all for your replies!!! :) Another quick question relating to this, just because I have become so paranoid. Is it possible that they can charge me with a misdemeanor for this? I mean, logically it would seem highly unlikely because I came forward about it, but at the same time I would hate to be punished and in my state is a class 1 misdemeanor (YIKES!!). I am not this type of person and would hate to see my honesty lead me to a place I don't belong or even effect my future career.

I have started on my 3rd semester in nursing school (2 more to go, woot!). My main issue is I've always had doubts about nursing and my confidence (which lacks tremendously) to be able to enter the profession. This semester did not start out great and I feel it's not going to get better anytime soon. My mom was diagnosed with stage 3 NASH, I took myself off my depression pills, there is family turmoil galore, and on top of it classes, classes, and more classes, No biggie right, life happens. Well, I was in clinical the other day and couldn't get my patient's temp: I tried different equipment, recalibrate the machine, and even tried axillary and too no avail I became overwhelmingly frustrated. On top of that I forgot to leave my most recent and upsetting personal life issues at the door. I thought I had taken a pulse ox and had let another student borrow the machine. I went back to the dinamap later and was really unsure which result was mine and picked what I thought was the closest to what I thought I had received. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when charting and I moved on, completely depressed through the rest of the clinical and went home. To my dismay, I figured out later in the week I hadn't actually the pulse ox at all...why this hit me like a ton of bricks a few days later don't ask, I'm still trying to figure it all out. I went to my instructor and advisor feeling totally and beyond inadequate and was determined to drop out of the nursing program, because I felt in adequate to be in the nursing school/profession. My advisor told me mistakes happen and we are only human, but I still feel like there's something I could have done to prevent this snowball of emotions from interrupting my job as a nursing student. I still feel inadequate to move on, but have been persuaded to stay in the program (even though I feel I don't belong).Any thoughts from fellow peers? I am seeking counseling and going back on my depression med btw.