Emotional breakdown and nurse frustation

Just need some words of advice from LVNS out there......

I graduated and passed the LVNs boards last month and was searching for a job in the Bay Area. I found a job just 10 minutes drive from my house..So I applied and was hired on that same day even though I was wearing sweating pants and t-shirt. I was just there for an application.

1. So far I'm a new grad with no real hospital experience whatsoever except for school.

2. Oriented on the floor just to learn the system for 3 days and been put alone by myself on the floor the 4th day. I was oriented with 25 patients but at night I have 50 patients.

3. I have 50 patients with meds between 5-10 each. (half of them needs to be crushed).

4. Here is a typically time frame from a current LVN who works there.
a. Arrive to work at 2:30pm...check the treatment book for all 50 patients.
b. Fill the 20 feeding tubes with the correct amount.
c. Count the narcotics....check to see if all the meds are there
e. Waited for the summary report from the previous shift (some of them are not even completed).
f. Check the blood sugar of at least 20 patients (mind that some of the patients are combative when they get prick so they are fighting you and giving U a hard time.
g. Assess the patients
h. Pass out meds to all 50 patients at 5:00pm....Some patients at least 15 of them wants it exactly on time....and I do mean on time.
i. This according to them takes at least 3-4 hours (crushing meds, giving insulin shots, checking ID band, checking BP). The bad part is that you have to look for them because there are activities going on in the louge and they wander on the two floors.
j. So by this time it is 9:00pm.....(they won't let you pass out the 5pm and 9pm meds at the same time.
k. Now you pass out the 9:00pm meds (there are at least 20 and they also have to check the blood sugar for 10 patients)...
l. The time to finish this is around 10:30pm...Now you have to do the treatment book (putting medicine ointment, dressing change, flushing tubes, colostomy bags, etc....)
m. Now the time is 11:15pm and I get off work at 11pm...I didn't take a 15 minute or lunch break.
n..Paperwork time.....(count out the narcotics for the next shift, give 24 hour report, document and chart the findings, document treatment book that you completed, fill out the I/O sheet, reports)

I have 4 CNAs working under me and still this is suppose to be a 3-11pm shift but ends out being a 3pm-2am shift because this is the usually time I get home around 2am and start the whole process again.


I get off work feeling depressed and sad.I didn't feel like I want to work there anymore...I'm having emotional breakdown after shift and my whole attitude is "I don't care"......

What can I do???I'm a new grad and this is my very 1st LVN job...Should I quit and look for another job or should I give sometime to adjust...

I was told the turnover rate is high....They were desparate in hiring me on the spot....NEED ADVICE PLEASE

I just feel like I don't want to do LVN anymore...

Thanks feisty LPN...I was depressed about my job whenever I think about it...There are times when I sit in my car and cry about it....I don't ever usually do that...But that job broke me down.....Patient yelling at me for their meds.....family members yelling me at their late parents meds.....the supervisor telling me to hurry up....the paper work is endless.

I know that if I work there, mistakes may happen and I don't want to be liable for it. I don't know if I have malpractice insurance yet (nursing insurance)...
Am I responsible for that or is the nursing facility covering me???