psalm111

I have been a nurse for 26 years; most of that time have been spent working in home health care which decreases the risk of med errors drastically. Now, I work at 2 different hospitals; one more modern and computer challenging than the other. Yesterday, I worked at the modern hospital. Feeling stressed about completing my work that I almost made a serious medication error. I broke one of the 5 rights---wrong patient. Had I just sat down and processed what was going on.....I would have remembered that most important rule. I must talk to my self constantly about slowing down......stop and think before adminitering any medication or treatment.

I am so stressed out at the end of my shift. Unfortunately, I have developed a negative coping mechanism--EATING JUNK FOOD...As a resutl, I am at least 70lb overweight. I have tried exercising but have fallen off the wagon. I work the night shift and often have to deal with my Nurse Manager upon my exit from the the job site. There have been times when she has yelled at me and embarrassed me so bad that I did not know what to do with my self. The staff who witnessed the incidents just looked on and said nothing. I feel intimidated to the point of making errors just based on feeling intimidated. One day she yelled at me in the chart room for not clocking out on time...When I tried to explain why I had not clocked out (due to an incident involving a patient towards the end of the shift) she did not allow me to do so. I need some help, advise, and support.