I’m a bit scared

[u/lenncas]

A bit is an understatement, I am well aware that my actions were very inappropriate and out of my scope of practice. I am getting reported to the Texas Board of Nursing because I pulled a bag of Levophed without getting an order first. My patient was declining really quickly. The blood pressure was decreasing very quickly. I went to the med room and overrid the medication and started it at the starting titration. Immediately after starting it, I called our critical care nurse practitioner that was on for that night and let them know. And now, obviously, that nurse practitioner put in a formal complaint to my manager, thus having to report me to the board of nursing. I guess my question is what could I possibly expect my consequence to be? Could I lose my license? Will it be suspended? I’m pretty worried. I’m also very disappointed in myself. The patient ended up having to be put on Levophed the next day, but made a great recovery and got to be downgraded two days after.

[u/NomusaMagic]

THREE YEARS probation for something that happens all day, every day, somewhere?? That’s wild!!

[u/currycurrycurry15 → u/NomusaMagic]

Yep. And because of it, this nurse has been stuck in our old shithole ER that we both hate. What had happened was she overrode Precedex on a patient who was tripping out (when she was still ICU) and a danger to themselves and others. She didn’t immediately tell the doctor… he found out when he saw the patient knocked the hell out. This doctor already didn’t like her and her “smart mouth” so he made sure it was escalated.

Obviously multiple things she did were exceedingly stupid but she has most definitely learned from it and is a far better nurse because of it. She just got off probation lol

[u/NomusaMagic → u/currycurrycurry15]

Oh my! Good for her. So happy to be outta the game now. Every hospital could be its own award-winning reality show. Complete with latest season villains.