---MISTAKES ARE NOT WORTH MAKING IF WE DON'T LEARN FROM THEM. I
KNOW IN YOUR CASE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAUNTS YOU, I AM CERTAIN YOU
KEEP PLAYING IT OVER AND OVER IN YOUR HEAD. YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO
AND REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A GOOD NURSE AND THAT WHATEVER HAPPEN TO
MAKE THIS INCIDENT OCCUR YOU HAVE TO EVALUATE AND DETERMINE WHAT YOU
CAN DO TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN TO YOU OR A FELLOW NURSE.
EDUCATE YOURSELF AND OTHERS IT IS THE POWER TO HEALING. KERRY B.




M In mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com, "cavmsnrn" <cvarner@...>
wrote:
>
>
> The thing about errors is that they don't happen in isolation.
There
> are plenty of other factors that could play a role in this
incident.
> Things like staffing, communication, equipment, stress,
orientation,
> etc. Many staff members could have almost done the same thing and
> didn't speak up prior to this, possibly preventing harm. One
thing I
> suggest is to work with your hospital educators and quality
department
> to take a look at how this really happened (not blaming), and what
can
> be done to prevent it from happening again. Teach people about
your
> incident, this will give you self confidence, the power to change
> practice, and prevent others from making the same mistake. You
are not
> inadequate just human. :)
>
>
>
>
> --- In mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com, CAROL ROGERS PITULA
> <cpitula@> wrote:
> >
> > Stop beating yourself up - you are human like the rest of us!
What did
> you learn from the mistake? Take a time out before you do certain
> things, maybe? See attachment re moving on after a mistake.
> > psychnursecarol
> >
> > mothership_2006 mothership_2006@ wrote:
> > Am a new ICU sister, was called by a staff nurse to connect
fresubin
> > to a nasa gastric tube. I connected it to an IV line,
fortunately for
> > me the patient had been already declared dead, and we were
waiting for
> > the families permission to switch off the vent. I have had my
hearing
> > and have been punished, am still working in the same ICU. My
question
> > is, I am an outstanding nurse and love my work, am extra, extra
> > careful with meds, spend time evaluating myself, belong to many
web
> > sites, spending time updating my knowledge. Am so scared to do
> > anything! Even evaluate a patient. My inadequacy shows!
> > Everyone is supportive, management, unit manager and co-workers
and I
> > just am missing life and am battling to come back.
> >
>