LPNtoRN86

You've got the point! Thanks! It will be about 2 years between the incident when I become an RN. I had been an LPN for 4 years when it happened. So, idk if that would look too great. I'm definitely going to reach out to the HR reps! Thanks again!

I am completely aware of the med error process. I'm not sure you all understand what I was stating. The immunization registry count has to be correct. In order for me to do that I had to delete what he actually did not get and enter what he actually got...which was the vaccine given in error.

And this is why I'm not sure about continuing in the nursing profession. I'm asking for guidance and support. Not criticism and ridicule. Thanks but no thanks! I've been through enough related to this situation. Anyone else with thoughts and opinions that are convicting can keep them to themselves! I will be deleting this. Bad idea!

The board of nursing has all documents of the events listed. Anyone is able to read them. So, what happened is not a secret. I didn't falsify documents. He did not get the vaccine that I entered (which is why the count was off). So I deleted the wrong entry that I had inadvertently entered the day before. I've addressed this in interviews before. You stated your opinion but failed to answer the question.

Contacting HR at a local hospital would be a great idea! No harm to the child. He just ended up with an extra dose of the vaccine. I think it would be difficult as well, in a hospital setting. However, if I'm honest maybe they will give me a shot?

Hello, I have been an LPN for 6 years. I will be graduating from the LPN-RN program in December! in 2014 I inadvertently made a med error by giving a kid Menactra instead of Daptacel. I did not know until a coworker told me when I came in at 0900 the next day. I immediately began to freak out. The person who informed me had worked there for 3 years and I considered her a friend. Well, I considered all of them in the office a friend! I was wrong! This person was responsible for the vaccine count on the previous day and she miscounted. So that is why it was not caught until the next morning. She instructed me to erase the wrong administration and put the correct one to make the right. So, I did. As this is going on the boss is walking around the nurses station demanding answers about the count being off. I was terrified! There was so many people at the nurses station. I surely didn't want to tell her what happened at the nurses station. About 10 minutes later I realized that I would have to tell my boss about the med error. But before I could get to her, she was already heading for me! Long story short....my boss turned me in to the BON and I now have a reprimand on my LPN license. I will soon (hopefully) have an RN license! I have gotten hired at 4 other places since this incident. I was completely honest about the event in my interviews. I got the jobs with no issues. My concern is being listed in the National Provider Data Bank. Does anyone know if that will affect me be able to work in the hospital setting as an RN? I know the hospital setting has more strenuous hiring process. I know that it will be two different licenses but the reprimand will still show in the NPDB. Help....any suggestions?