missyellow

Thank you for replying. That made me feel better, even though the situation I am in still haunts me. I dreamt about my bosses for 2 consecutive nights, would wake up in sweat for I am really scared of losing my job. I really care about my job, it is my first job. Now I am contemplating If I should give them a call, or just wait for them to call me, if they will call me. I am honest I did the wrong thing, but I really believe that it could be avoided if it was dc'd properly. Again, thank you so much for replying.

Thank you for replying! Supposedly, it was written June 9 2014. The other nurse gave it on the 16th, and 20th. I gave it on the 17th. I am not sure who caught the error. They were auditing charts I guess to prepare for the survey. OR, the Pharmacy person came, audited the carts and saw the medication that was dc'd and still there. Does that mean I am fired?

As far as I know, he wasn't suspended.

Okay, I decided to sign up on this site because i don't know where to turn to after receiving a call from work today telling me that I am " suspended until further notice" I was written up for giving ativan 0.5mg via GT q12 PRN to a pt who gets anxiety ( disrobes/grabs when receiving care). That order has been there for months. Family is aware and know that pt has that order. Family want ativan to be given prior to wound tx because pt is so agitated. I had that pt for months and ativan works effectively. I was then moved to a different station for a month and then floated back to the previous station 2 weeks ago for one day. Upon arrival, i checked 24 hrs, counted narcotics, made rounds, gotten report from previous nurse. I asked " does she still get wound tx, with ativan prior?" nurse replied, yes. I was passing my meds in the morning, I came across the tx nurse and asked what time is he going to do the tx. He said " in a few..." So I asked " do you want me to premed the pt?" He said " yes, please". I checked the Mar.. order was there. Checked the narc drawer, med was there. Checked the last time it was given, it was given the day before. So I gave the med, documented that I gave and was effective after an hr... BUT forgot to sign the PRN box in the Mar. weeks have passed, I got called in in the office. They photocopied my documentation, the mar and the " DC order". Apparently, the ativan was dc'd a week before I gave it. Dc'd a week before the other nurse gave it as well. I couldn't justify that I didn't see the DC on the mar, because i forgot to sign the PRN box. I recognized the signature of who DC'd the med. It was the QA. The nurse who owned the cart was not aware that the med was dc'd. He made the same mistake, he didn't sign the prn box, but signed the narcotic documentation and narcotic binder. The mar didn't have a DC note when we both gave it. The med was still there. I am just so lost as to how I should feel about this. I feel so ashamed. They cancelled me today, received a call of suspension today until further notice. This is my first job ever, first job as a person, first job as a nurse. I am so scared. I need some advise.