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Wow. That's crazy that the nurse manager decided to start IV fluids on her and give her meds! All on her own! Totally a NO NO. She should be reported and everyone that was on that shift should get together and fill out the report. Stength in numbers. SHe should have sent her home and reprimanded her for not being responsible for her shift duty.

Hi, I do not think the director should have told you that you you should resign and that your future looked bleak...this just sounds like she wanted to cover up the issue that the unit was not staffed suffiiciently and that this was putting patient's at risk. However, I am not sure about the chest pain complaint..where you aware that this patient was having chest pain? Or was it just something the patient said as a "rough estimate" of when it began?

Hello. I am a new nurse and recently graduated 7 mos ago. I am employed in a LTC facility. I just started working there 5 weeks ago and was trained on one floor. Last week they decided to put me on another unit-a dementia unit and none of these patients have ID bracelets. The only identifiers are pictures in the MAR and on the doorways of the patient rooms. I went to a room to give meds and both patients in this room were to receive meds at this time. I went to the room and looked at the wall before entering and read the patient name and observed the picture below it. I gave the medication to the patient whom by the way.....was aphasic and very confused. I went back to the med station and proceeded to get the medication for the other patient and this is when I realized I had confused the patients. The name I had read was above the other patients picture! This patient refused to have his picture on the wall so this is where the error occurred on my part. I immediately reviewed the records and checked for any adverse outcome but thank goodness the patients were on similar meds so there was a small chance for a reaction. I immediately told my supervisor hat had occured so the patient could be monitored. I had to write an incident report on myself an I feel totally discouraged now regarding my patient safety skills. I was on my first day on this unit and I was by myself. I cannot stop beating myself up over this incident and I was suspended until the DON could review the problem. I am really distraught ove:(r this and I am unsure what is going to be done as far as disciplnary actions. Any advise?

No. They have many of positions posted but never fill them. They also won't hire you unless you have a BSN now.

If you had to stay in the hospital for an extended time....I'm sure you would wear one then. I do believe in dignity but it is the safety of the patient first. CNA's do alot for the patient's but they come and go like the waether in many LTC facilities and you may not be working with one that has been there for a long time. I wish it were state law that ID bands need to be on all patients/residents in any healthcare setting....this would avoid many errors.

I totally agree. Safety first.