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How normal is it to go home after work and think that you did something wrong, didn't do something you should have, not called a doc when u should have . It just eats me alive and I only think of these things when I get home

Specializes in Med Surg.

This happens to just about anybody who has a job with lots of resposibilities. As long as you don't allow it to cripple your ability to function it can serve to help keep you focused. It's when you STOP having this feeling that you better start worrying.

Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

All of us do this to a certain extent. When I first started in nursing I was constantly calling the hospital after I got home... Did Mr._ get his --? Did I tell you that Ms. __ needed __?. But after a while, my organization got better and I figured out an improved method of passing on information so that things did not get lost in the shift change shuffle. That was the biggest help for me. I keep notes on my report sheet as I go along on the shift and it makes it easier to remember.

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