Will I get in trouble with the State Board of Nursing

[aetienn6]

Hi everyone. I am an LPN school nurse in the state of Florida. I started this position in July and it is my first position in the field of school health. Recently I made what I now see as a poor lapse in judgement involving applying triple antibiotic ointment on a child's lips (1st grader, autistic) whose lips were SEVERELY chapped and cracking. I figured since TAO is petroleum based and I didn't see any warning on the container against using it on the lips that it would be okay. Well the kid I put it on's parents are both RN's and called the school absolutely livid saying that if ingested tAO could cause all these adverse effects (which I did not consider that the amount was enough to be toxic or cause adverse effects) I was incompetent and that they would report me to the BON. I have already spoken to the director of my school and we decided to rid the use of TAO completely (at least until next year when I can get parent consent for it) and I admitted that I did not use the TAO for its indicated purpose (where I went wrong).

My question: Can this affect my license/can I get in trouble with the BON?

[aetienn6]

Thanks for all the responses everyone! Both the positive and constructive comments are well appreciated. This site is amazing. I hope one day that i'll be able to help a fellow nurse as much as you all have helped me. This is like a giant support network!