New radiology technologist student - feeling nervous realizing the responsibility we have over our heads and I’m not a detail oriented person

As title suggests, I’m entering my third week of MRT school and learning that we can be liable/sued for little mistakes such as using the wrong marker (eg. patient had surgery for a kidney, but because I used the wrong marker by accident his healthy kidney got removed instead of the diseased one). It makes me so nervous and stressed because I know I tend to forget little things and I’m not detail oriented. Is there any way I can improve myself? I worked in the hospital as a rehab assistant for physiotherapy, and I would forget things but very minor, non life threatening stuff on occasion. An example would be forgetting to hook their catheter bag onto their walker until I notice once we start walking.

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