I finally had a chance to hear more from my boss. I’d emailed and asked if she could explain to me the process behind selecting the final warning level and why that particular level was chosen. Long story short they have a new corrective action policy for med errors. Because I had essentially made the same mistake twice and done so within a short period of weeks, they gave me that warning in accordance with the policy.

It does not mean that if I make another med error that I will be terminated. It would come down to how the error was made and be determined on a case by case basis. This was the first time I’d heard anything about making the same mistake. To me they both seemed different and random. But she said that it basically came down to me not double checking the MAR (medication administration record) to reflect the medications I was giving. This made me feel a whole lot better. If I knew what I did then I could fix it.

So she’s going to show me how she does it in order to make sure she gets the needed meds. I wouldn’t have to do it that way, it would just be a method for me to consider. I don’t really have a method though I do try to be careful and especially check the longer packets. But I would not say that I routinely double check. There were other steps she was also taking to make sure the overall med situation in the care center gets better.

*(rushed and said too much somewhere that made me feel like something was wrong)