I almost killed my patient. In the days after my scary event I spent hours and hours thinking through what I had done.   I knew my ABCs, I had prioritized everything I was supposed to, how could things have gone so horribly wrong…   See our full lesson on Prioritization at NURSING.com.    And I realized that I had overlooked a very important part of my ABCs.   It wasn’t the A - airway, the B - breathing, or the C - circulation  What was left, what did I miss? What I violated was Safety.  That small little “s” at the end of my ABCs - Safety    And I learned 3 Crucial Take-Aways    ABCs are Priorities not Checklists!    Don't be complacent about the s for Safety   Ask for help as soon as possible     See our full lesson on Prioritization at NURSING.com.        

Nursing Prioritization and ABCs | How I Almost Killed My Patient

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