Nursing Prioritization and ABCs | How I Almost Killed My Patient

Feb 20, 2024

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 

1. ABCs are Priorities not Checklists! 

2. Don't be complacent about the s for Safety

3. Ask for help as soon as possible

 

See our full lesson on Prioritization at NURSING.com.