Bad Day

Nurses General Nursing

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Last night I had a crappy night. I kept making stupid simple mistakes and just felt like a haze was over me. I hate nights like that because you have to be so perfect. I just couldn't bring my A-Game and now my moral is in the toilet.

-David

Specializes in ER.

We all have those nights. I couldn't hit a broad side of a barn with an IV if I had to the other day. Hang in there!

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

One night is not representative of your entire career. Re-assess. Were you tired? Carrying home problems to work? Had especially difficult patients or MDs or co-workers to contend with? We assess so we can ID what can be CHANGED. If nothing can be changed there is a good chance it will not become habit.

You are not alone. Been there.

Cheer up David! You wouldn't be human if you did not have those nights. Some people may think they are super nurses, but they are not. Only I am. J/K!!!

I know how you feel. I just started a new job in the SICU after being on a med/surg tele unit for three years. I went from an environment where I was a preceptor to students and new nurses, and was frequently the charge nurse. Now I feel thrown into a completely different environment where I am always second guessing myself! Bad days hapen to everybody though-keep your head up!

I've been there. I had a day the other day where I was behind for several hours, got an admit with c/o CP but nothing on labs at all. I was thinking she probably was not an MI. So I did the admission with the help of my charge and just medicated for pain and nausea, took me 4 hours to get all her admit order meds started though. Well just as shift was about to change her second set of labs came back with a really high troponin :( I still feel bad because I was so behind I didn't get her stuff started and I feel like I should've been able to. It was a lot of little things not all my fault but I still feel bad a week later. Some days are worse than others we just have to remind ourselves that we are human and can't be on top of our game all the time. But I definitely have felt the way you do, just dust it off, learn from it if you can and move on.

Specializes in Telemetry, CCU.

I hate nights like that. Get some rest and hopefully your next one will be better!

Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Well, not everyone can be perfect like me.

I know how you feel. I just started a new job in the SICU after being on a med/surg tele unit for three years. I went from an environment where I was a preceptor to students and new nurses, and was frequently the charge nurse. Now I feel thrown into a completely different environment where I am always second guessing myself! Bad days hapen to everybody though-keep your head up!

I'm in the same exact boat as you are. I just recently transferred to a trauma-surgical ICU from a med/surg tele unit.

Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I just got off the Shift from Hell myself, and believe me, you have my sympathies...........:uhoh3:

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