Will I go to jail?

[masutiraachu]

I made a colossal mistake yesterday.  After my first code blue yesterday, the doctor ordered 10 of morphine for my patient for comfort measures. I became so flustered I didn't even question the order. I gave it, but when I got home I realized I didn't even scan it. So it looks like I took out 10 mg of IV morphine and didn't even give it to the patient. I know I'm going to be losing my job after this and lose my nursing license. But will I go to jail as well? I've been having panic attacks since yesterday and I have no idea how to even approach this situation and explain it to higher ups. Really need some help

[Asdf]

Late to the party, what actually happened?  I would say definitely no to going to jail. Almost certainly no to getting fired, maybe a write up or verbal “counseling”. This kind of thing happens. I have been in similar situations during a code, doctor says “give xmL of whatever drug IVP!” Someone runs and gets said drug either from the crash cart or from then Pyxis and gives it.  Sometimes the doc remembers to put it in later sometimes the nurse has to remind him/her, sometimes no one remembers. Point being, during a code a lot of the rules are while not altogether “out the window” they are bent, like a lot, if this happened to me I would go to my director/charge nurse and tell them what happened and also to the doctor that ordered the morphine, if the doc is any kind of decent person they should back you up.  I know I already asked at the beginning but I’m super curious as to what happened with this situation?