This is my journey through nursing school. Yes, I will be a male nurse. My program is an ABSN or Second Degree Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) Program.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Med Error
I admit it, I'm not proud of it, I knew it would come some day but I just hoped it would not be so early in my career. I made a medication error. I gave my patient Lactobacillus in the wrong form. Lucky for the patient and me this was a VERY small and insignificant medication error. I was supposed to give him another form of this probiotic but failed to read closely enough and administered the wrong med. I immediately told my nurse and teacher who were supportive and cautioned me to read more carefully and pay better attention in the future. I felt pretty lousy, although it wasn't really a big deal, what if it had been. I have learned my lesson!
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