- Hanging up a bag of D10W on a hyperglycemic patient (I let out a miniature scream of horror when I realized that was not NS and nearly ripped the lock out of the guy
- Forgetting to inflate the balloon of a foley catheter on a patient who was VERY agitated
- Confusing ceftriaxone for cefazolin (and being absolutely convinced that Ancef was ceftriaxone)
- Not keeping IV diazepam on me when I was taking care of a post-ictal patient – who seized at the precise moment when I realized that I didn’t have diazepam with me
- Arguing extensively with a drunk guy about the merits of IV fluids
- Forgetting to give gravol with a massive dose of morphine – I console myself with the thought that puking probably hurt less than it would have without the morphine :S
- Drawing blood cultures AFTER two rounds of antibiotics infused. Fuck.
- Leaving the IV tubing clamped on a bag of stemetil
- Being exceptionally pleased with myself when a bag of NS infused really well only to realize that the patient had ripped out the lock and the bag infused into his sheets.
- Forgetting to leave the call bell near a patient who received a massive tap water enema – I literally walked into a room where shit hit the proverbial fan
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7 comments:
...and this is why you are not to be trusted when giving your family the flu shot...
"it wont hurt...i *promise*" *evil laughter along with dubious squirting of syringe here*
Heh, I did #1 just this past Monday. (I'm also a new nurse).
As a soon-to-be nursing student, it makes me feel better to know that "real" nurses make these types of mistakes too, and it's NOT the end of the world. Everyone has to learn somehow, and most people tend to learn very quickly from their mistakes.
Ah, nobody's perfect.
6 months and that's it!
I made more mistakes on my last shift!
lol @ Angry Nurse!
and seriously, everybody makes mistakes ... i'm 1.5 years out and i still make them.
i'd hate to see my list ... now you've got me thinking.
Nice blogg
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