I agree with Marcia. I would be very worried if this had little
effect on you at all. I have also made errors from which I AGONIZED
for days, but then went through the usual grieving process and am a
better nurse for it. I know people who are fresh from these
incidents don't want to hear it, but in time you will see that this
happened for a reason and you will be able to use it to help someone
else in a similar situation.

Dawn

--- In mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com, watson8227@... wrote:
>
> mistakes are not worth making...are you serious??????. If there
is ever an
> oxymoron. Mistakes are mistakes. They are not made
deliberately. But,
> thank God we learn from them. I try to learn from the mistakes of
others and
> from mine. At this moment I am thinking that this is a message to
me to be
> very careful with my medications. I take everything that comes
across my
> hearing or knowledge as having more than a casual meaning. I know
it is hard to
> get over, but you will. I missed a page of orders and could not
get over it
> for a couple of days. It shows that you are conscientious nurse,
and you will
> be able to share this with other as you grow.
>
> Keep heart. It gets better as you grow.
>
> Wishing you all the best.
>
> Marcia
>