Yesterday I had something bad happen, I gave an extra dose of a IV medication to a pt.  I did what was right , told my supervisor, she called pharmacy( who in looking at all the facts actuality had made the error to begin with by not checking to see if the ER had already charged out the dose) and we called the doctor, who told the pt, etc, etc.     The pt is fine, I called and checked on her today after worrying all last night about the zillions of side effects every med has, even Tylenol or aspirin.  I have been stressed out all day number one because I am an oldest child even though I do not have ALL type A personality traits, over the years I have gotten more perfectionistic, And I do not like to make mistakes on the job. In six years I have only had one other drug error.  I gave meds to a pt that stated his name as his roommates, not real smart huh..... Thankfully he had nearly the same identical meds as his room mate and the doctor just said watch him..... No body is perfect, I guess I am venting this to let everyone know that even in bad situations we have to do the right thing, did I hesitate and think maybe I should not say anything?  I would be lying if I said no, for a split second I thought it and then I thought of the consequences, what if she got another dose and her levels were already sky high, what if she had more reactions that were mistaken for seizures, would I  not want to know if it were Wyatt ,what if , what  if , what if.   So I said a prayer and took all the information to my supervisor.  Thankfully she knows that I  always try to be as honest as possible , even with Satan sitting on my shoulder whispering, and the Lord always convicts my heart to do right, as his child we are his and he does convict us.  I heard Adrianne Rogers speak on the way home from work the other day and he said that even though we see people get away with things and sometimes they get away with it forever,  He said that their judgement will come one day, We are the responsibility of our Father in Heaven to convict to do right the right thing.  When he is our father, sometimes he makes us miserable until we do what is right. He has this job day in and day out.  I am letting everyone know to always pay attention when your family member is hospitalized and know that sometime good nurses make mistakes.  I did go to the mother and appologize, I think she realized my heart and how devistated I was and it was an actual error, not intentional, not really of any fault of my own.  She is a Christian and their youth minister prayed over her daughter.  Everyone keep this young girl in prayer.  They are really unsure of what is wrong with her and this situation happening Friday probably did not help.......Please keep me in prayer for wisdom in handling situations, that God will keep evil from me and work all to his glory......

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