missnurse2012

thank you all for the advice and comments! so it was brought to my attention that i did give the correct dose. the person informing me of my " mistake " was looking at another persons chart!!!! can you believe it??!? they both have the same medication but different dose. the whole thing was a huge mix up and unfortunately at my expense since ive been worrying apparently for no reason. but thank you all the same for your input!

thanks morte for that info. i really hope so! im still worried because i gave over the dose intended TWICE. i gave it to her 3 days prior to the last time i gave it before she got sent out. i just feel so bad because i really like this resident and to think that i messed up like this makes me want to give up nursing completely. i feel so stupid and hopeless. i dont know if im cut out for all this.

sorry for the whole mix up. i guess i didnt write it clearly because im still freaking out about whats happening. im supposed to be sleeping but CANT because of this. the bottle strength is :10mg/1ml. order is : give .01ml.

the resident was sent out approximately 36 hours after the ms. i believe it was 1ml/10mg.

so a resident has been prescribed .1ml of mophine. when checking out the bottle and narcotics sheet the resident had 30ml. the last person to give the medication wrote 29ml. STUPIDLY ive been reading the mar as 1ml and seeing the narcotic book from 30 to 29ml and thought i was correct. the resident was sent out due to shallow breathing. she IS on a vent and was highly anxious for the past couple of days. she does have a hx of anxiety and the last prn that was given was her prescribed ativan. im freaking out right now. because of my med error could it be possible that im the reason that the resident was sent out? the last time she was given morphine was over 24 hours ago. being that it was a higher dose than ordered i cant help but feel guilty that im to blame. im wondering how long would the effects of morphine last in the system? im so scared of losing my license but most of all scared that ive hurt the resident. please anyone with any answers let me know asap!