Reply Thu 20 Aug, 2009 09:13 pm
Here's a conundrum I've faced this week. I've had to write up three med errors from one nurse -- I'm actually afraid to follow her now because her incompetence is dangerous.

I feel like I'm picking on her a bit, but I couldn't ignore what was done, especially with an IV medication error. My question is, how can I show her support (she's a relatively new nurse) so she knows I'm not picking on her, yet at the same time get it through her brain that she's GOT to be more careful because not only will she cause ME a problem in dosing a patient incorrectly, but also..... she could kill a patient!
 
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Reply Sat 19 Sep, 2009 01:36 am
Re: GloriaGAttarRNBSN (Post 174)
As a rather new nurse myself, one year and 2 months, when I started my job and if I messed up I had this one nurse that was a veteran at nursing, she just laid it out to me, she goes "Look child, if you give this much on your shift and I go back and give the ordered dose they're getting to much, not on my part but yours, so that means you have the potential to kill them, WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING!" and mine was a stinking multivitamin! So if it's something serious you just should lay it out to her. Would you want her taking care of you or a family member of yours? Everyone is someone to someone else.
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2010 02:37 pm
Re: GloriaGAttarRNBSN (Post 174)
Personally, I would talk to her alone and offer her some help pertaining to her errors, perhaps even maybe a local class to focus in on her downfalls. Some schools emphasize certain things and sadly she slipped throught the cracks and it isnt fair to her either.
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