Incompetent

Applying to College
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<p>I hope I'm putting this in the right topic.</p>

<p>I was a transfer student to a nursing school and have been there for 3 semesters and have decided nursing is not for me. I've already withdrawn and plan to become a biology major starting this upcoming spring.</p>

<p>My big anxiety right now is when I was completing a clinical, I was really depressed (off meds for a year), frustrated, my mom's been diagnosed with a rare liver disease, and I was having some problems with the equipment. I thought I took one of the patient's vitals and documented I did, when I actually didn't figuring this out a couple of days later. I'm freaking out because I don't know how I let this get pass me. I told my clinical instructor and advisor about the situation and they both reassured me mistakes happen. However, my clinical instructor did inform me she was not going to brush the situation off because it was serious (even though nothing adversely affected the patient). Is there a chance I can be taken to court and charged with a misdemeanor for this?? </p>

<p>I am not this type of person, I don't even drink or do drugs. I would hate to see my future get destroyed because my emotional and mental well being were not in place.</p>

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<p>Go to the transfer student thread</p>

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<p>Mistakes. even those that rise to the level of malpractice, are not misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are criminal offenses, and only the police eand prosecutors can determine if you committed one. From what you’ve said, you haven’t.</p>

<p>Even if you did commit malpractice, if there was no injury to the patient, the patient cannot sue.</p>

<p>The worst that could happen is that you could fail your clinical or denied your nursing license. But since you’ve decided not to be a nurse, you need to let this go. Consider it a lesson learned.</p>