Would you have done this differently?

[Katie5]

I had an omission on the MAR and was told about it, and even though it had been rectified, it was still going to be considered a med error. Okay.

The part that bugged me was that other people make this same mistake frequently and they are never( that I have seen) called on it. So took matters in my hand, went back to the MAR and made copies of all such omissions and took them back to the manager, who paused and then said all should be equally treated. Long story short, would you have handled things differently?

[systoly]

Nobody was reported. A comparism was made to point out a weakness in the system is all that happened. The nurse manager chose to take up on it to rectify it.

No where was it mentioned on reporting people- you added a new meaning to it.

Please read your OP. It bugged you that others, who make the same mistake frequently, are not called on it, so you took matters in your own hand... Are you trying to convince me there was not a trace of vengeance in there, but rather it was all to save the system. Come on...

[systoly]

Learning is a life-long process. Owning my mistakes has never and GOD willing, will NEVER become a problem for me.

I believe in team nursing and though not perfect, I practise it as best as I can.

This nurse on my TEAM TOOK the MAR to the nurse manager.Now that is what irked me the most, I desperately wish I could state

all situation around this but I'd rather not.

I welcome your comments even without fully knowing the facts but I'm not too sure it's constructive criticism when my words begin to be taken out of context. Pls let's try and keep this to what was written:up:

So you wanna be like her? Is that the "though not perfect..." part?

And no, if you decide to represent your event in tabloid fashion, you're not going to get the most constructive criticism.