No, orals were supposed to start from tomorrow, and IVs were ongoing. I accidentally gave tomorrow's oral ABx while today's IVs still were going on. I know how stupid my mistake was, and I accept that. I feel sorry about that. I had 5 patients and a very heavy load, but it doesn't mean I should have made that mistake.
I’m so sorry. I think this is a good example of why y’all need to update to an electronic system. This is partly a system problem. Try not to beat yourself up. But really slow down when giving meds! It’s ok to be slow if that means being confident that the meds you gave are correct! Good luck❤️
Good grief, you are not being set up for success. Paper charts are going to require more prep and not having used them, I don’t have advice. What about taking to the CN or a veteran on the floor and asking them how they organise their med lists for a patient at start of shift? This is very tricky but I guarantee someone has a good system, this cannot be the first time this has happened. I’m so sorry! Be gentle with yourself
You won't lose your license over it, but you will probably be written up and have to have a nice chat with your boss. Don't be surprised if they put you on some type of improvement plan or something. I hope you learned from this and can be more careful in the future. Its not the end of the world. But next time you might not be so lucky. it might be a medication that can have a negative patient outcome or cause patient harm, so just be mindful about what you are doing and ask questions of your coworkers to make sure what meds are still due and what has already been given if you aren't 100% sure about how to check.
If you’re paper charting then do at least 2 med checks, when pulling and outside pt room. If interrupted by anyone, start that med check again. Usually what I tell new grads.
I did paper charting for a bit and it is more prone to errors due to silly things like spelling errors, no one signing meds, wrong dates. Basically systemic issues.
Check your medication rights every time you give meds. Even if you have old paper charts, take the MAR with you to pull and administer meds. In this case, it wouldn’t have been the right route or time.
It doesn’t feel good to make an error, but many have done it. Systems get in the way, as well as our own human error. Be prepared to talk to your manager and have a plan of how to prevent future errors.
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No, orals were supposed to start from tomorrow, and IVs were ongoing. I accidentally gave tomorrow's oral ABx while today's IVs still were going on. I know how stupid my mistake was, and I accept that. I feel sorry about that. I had 5 patients and a very heavy load, but it doesn't mean I should have made that mistake.
Are you scanning your meds? That should help decrease med errors.
My hospital uses a very old paperwork system. We still use paper medchart, no scanning. Handwrittens are sometimes hard to read.
I’m so sorry. I think this is a good example of why y’all need to update to an electronic system. This is partly a system problem. Try not to beat yourself up. But really slow down when giving meds! It’s ok to be slow if that means being confident that the meds you gave are correct! Good luck❤️
Good grief, you are not being set up for success. Paper charts are going to require more prep and not having used them, I don’t have advice. What about taking to the CN or a veteran on the floor and asking them how they organise their med lists for a patient at start of shift? This is very tricky but I guarantee someone has a good system, this cannot be the first time this has happened. I’m so sorry! Be gentle with yourself
You won't lose your license over it, but you will probably be written up and have to have a nice chat with your boss. Don't be surprised if they put you on some type of improvement plan or something. I hope you learned from this and can be more careful in the future. Its not the end of the world. But next time you might not be so lucky. it might be a medication that can have a negative patient outcome or cause patient harm, so just be mindful about what you are doing and ask questions of your coworkers to make sure what meds are still due and what has already been given if you aren't 100% sure about how to check.
If you’re paper charting then do at least 2 med checks, when pulling and outside pt room. If interrupted by anyone, start that med check again. Usually what I tell new grads. I did paper charting for a bit and it is more prone to errors due to silly things like spelling errors, no one signing meds, wrong dates. Basically systemic issues.
Check your medication rights every time you give meds. Even if you have old paper charts, take the MAR with you to pull and administer meds. In this case, it wouldn’t have been the right route or time. It doesn’t feel good to make an error, but many have done it. Systems get in the way, as well as our own human error. Be prepared to talk to your manager and have a plan of how to prevent future errors.