KkRN126

Thanks for sharing the ways you tried to prevent future errors for yourself. I too was pushed up to 5-6 pts when I felt I wasn't ready..this job is so overwhelming. But I've come to the same conclusion as you, I can only give mess safely at my own pace and if its slower than everyone else so be it, at least it's safe. Good luck to you, hopefully this time next year we will both be much more comfortable in our nursing roles!

I've been a grad nurse for about 2 and 1/2 months now and I made my first med error without realizing it. It was brought to my attention the next day by the night nurse who caught my error. The order was for IVP dilaudid that has 3 different doses dependent on pain scale. For a pain level of 8-10 the dose was 1.2 mg but I only saw the 2. So I gave this pt 2mg of dilaudid by mistake a few times that shift. Luckily she was perfectly fine, with no adverse events. However I'm not fine. I replay it in my head over and over trying to understand how I could have made that mistake. I can't sleep and all I can think about is everything I've probably screwed up. Needless to say my confidence is shot. I'm now wondering if I can't handle the med/surg floor I work on or if I'm just not meant to be a nurse. This is a very difficult error to face, it's embarrassing and exhausting. Please if anyone has any input I'd appreciate it.