My instructor yelled at me at a psychiatric unit stating that my medications were late, I stated to her that I had trouble looking for the appropriate size b/p cuff for my obese client. I had to go to two units to look for one. I was suppose to give the client his meds at 10am and it was 10:20am. She stated I show no concern for the client and I am jeopardizing her license.
I felt it was my duty to be accurate in taking his b/p by using the appropriate size cuff. Thank goodness I did, because it turned out I had to withold his b/p meds. She stated to me I can take a b/p without a b/p cuff. I did not know this or how to.
In turn she wrote me up?
Is this really considered a medication error? Was it appropriate for her to yell at me in front of my psych. patient?
