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Thank-you for all the feedback so far! The reason they were so harsh on me is because the LTC facility had received an IJ Tag in March of that year. They ended up having to let go of some nurse's and those of us that were left had to cover all the shifts (plus our own) until they hired more. When my DON pulled me into the office in October (a few days after my error was discovered) she told me the facility administrator could not tolerate any nurse's making mistakes as they were in enough trouble. I also did not get along with my DON's daughter, who also happened to be an LPN (very awkward!) but I really don't think that had anything to do with it. As for why the Colace was not given, I honestly spaced it and forgot to circle my initials in the MAR when the pt. refused to take the med. It was a mistake and I knew better, why I forgot to circle it, I have no idea...everything was so crazy with the state there.

Hello everyone. This is my first post, so I apologize if it's in the wrong section. I graduated nursing school, and became an LPN in June 2011. I started my first job at a long term care facility in July and after 15 months with no problems, I made my first mistake as a nurse and forgot to administer Colace to a patient two days in a row. Ultimately, I was fired and received a warning on my license two months ago for it. I haven't been able to get a job since, and am feeling really discouraged. Because I haven't been a nurse for that long, I also have inexperience against me. I live in a small town, and was wondering if I got licensed in a different state in the future (since it will always be on my record) if my warning from Vermont will show up on the new state's license as well? Thank-you.