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Medication Error By Nurses
here for more information ➤ Open letter to the allnurses community regarding the med error allnurses Achieve Test Prep Litigation LatestArticlesConferences Nurses › Patient Medications › Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired new nurse med error for it? by pinkiepieRN, BSN, MSN, RN Apr 18, '13 | 81,321 Views | 90 Comments Comment 1 2 3 4 ... Next » 1 I screwed up tonight, plain and simple. I
Medication Errors Made By Nurses
had meds pulled for two patients and started giving meds to one patient. I pulled the pills in their packages out of the cup and told him each med and their dosage. The second after he put the cup to his lips, an "oh ****" comes out from under my breath. I realized that what I had given him was intended for the other patient and that
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I had made an error. I walked back to the nursing station, told another nurse, told the charge nurse, called the doc, got an order for Benadryl to prevent any undue reactions, however unlikely, filled out an occurance report, documented in the chart (without saying it was an error) and made it through the rest of my shift. Everyone was telling me that it was okay and I did the right thing, but I'm terrified. I'm thinking about calling my supervisor in the morning and admitting my screw-up before she gets the wrong idea. Is this nuts? 90 Comments Comment 1 2 3 4 ... Next » #1 0 Apr 18, '13 by Poochiewoochie I know the nurse who gave my Mom the wrong medication one day wasn't fired from the NH. #2 1 Apr 18, '13 by 4chun_cookie I've seen nurses accidentally give Oral meds into a peripheral IV, into a intracardiac Line (right into the left Atrium). neither Nurses were fired. Mistakes happen. #3 5 Apr 18, '13 by TheCommuter, BSN, RN Senior Moderator Plenty of medication errors take place at my place of employment. To my knowledge, no nurse has has their employment termi
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first med error... by LVNgiraffegirl Jan 28, '13 | 11,376 Views | 12 Comments 1 So I'm new to this site and trying to how many med errors can a nurse make let go of my first med error that happened about a year ago. Spoiler alert: I was suspended then terminated. My heart still drops and i've only been able to admit it to two people since it happened (other then http://allnurses.com/nursing-patient-medications/has-anyone-made-828037.html my place of work of course). SOOO... I had been working for almost six months, my first nursing job out of LVN school. I was part time at a care home for the disabled (about an hour and a half away from my home). For around 5 months I cared for the same patients, due to a massive shortage in nurses I was sent to a different location where 2 nurses cared for 4 different houses driving distance away from each http://allnurses.com/nursing-patient-medications/trying-to-get-811811.html other. At about 3 weeks into my time at the new location I was assigned to the second half of the houses/patients the majority of them G-tubes and severely disabled (no verbal communication skills)... And The first night with the new clients I passed all meds from AM until HS at this house. At the HS pass I had my med error. I some how lost my train of thought, prepared medication for one client then proceeded to administer it via g-tube to the wrong client. I noticed my mistake while flushing the medication. Had a small heart attack tried to withdraw what i could of the medication, then followed protocol(vitals notifying everyone) including accompanying the patient to the ER. Where I had to describe what happened to the EMS that arrived at the home to transport the client, the fire fighters, the ER physicians and nurses all while trying to hold back tears, thinking how terrible this could be for the patient (luckily the patient had no reactions no changes but all i could (and still do) think about are the "what if's"). I was suspended that night and drove the hour and a half back home sobbing. I received my letter of termination about a month later. I feel/felt so inadequate as a nurse. I haven't really looked for work since the incident. I mean even if I did get an interview how would I explain t
duskyjewel, and LadyFree28. An Order has been issued by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota that affects you in the case EAST COAST TEST PREP LLC v. ALLNURSES.COM, INC. Click here for more information ➤ Open letter http://allnurses.com/nursing-patient-medications/fired-for-med-898884.html to the allnurses community regarding the Achieve Test Prep Litigation LatestArticlesConferences Nurses › Patient Medications › Fired for med error by KJAKE Jan 14, '14 | 19,555 Views | 35 Comments Comment 1 2 3 Next » 2 I was fired for my second med error in a 7 month time frame. I reported myself both times to my supervisor. I have been nursing for 12 years and these 2 times have been medication error my only med errors in my career. I am devastated for making these 2 errors and now for having been fired. (I actually was given the option of being terminated or resigning, I resigned). My question is now that I will be looking for new employment what or how do I address why I left my last job, do I tell them about my med error. I think that would scare off any chances a nurse make of being hired. I have never had any other disciplinary action brought against me, have never been fired from any job and am punctual, I don't call out and consider myself a team player. Any suggestions for how I should deal with applications and interviews is greatly appreciated. In case anyone is wondering. Both med errors did not result in any harm to patient, I know this does not excuse anything. 35 Comments Comment 1 2 3 Next » #1 7 Jan 14, '14 by SL2014 Yikes... This is a really crappy situation. I think that firing you was maybe a little extreme because you self-reported the medication errors. Errors happen, we are human. Since you have never had this problem before I would really be evaluating what is going on in your life that you are suddenly making medication errors... As far as future jobs... I would just be honest. state that you self reported the errors, give them the details if they ask. Personal accountability is EXTREMELY important. I have seen a lot of nurses who made minor med errors (wrong PO med to wrong patient in SNF, no adverse events) and never reported them... which is a HUGE no no. Hopefully future employers will see this as responsible. If not you can just leave this pl