Olive_Juice have you sought counseling? I cannot imagine what you are going through! Nursing can be stressful enough on its own; but paired with anxiety disorder I am not sure I could make it! I commend you for sticking it out for the semester and...
Did you actually complain about your ratios or just inquire what others were? I'm sorry that you work in such a stressful environment! I hope good things come for you in the future.
Questions will arise as you start to orient; you'll see something or be told something you don't really understand. Ask those questions; don't be afraid that your preceptor will think its a dumb question; as a preceptor i'd rather have my orientee a...
KimburlyB replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in General Nursing
At the start of every shift we look back through all of our orders to verify that they match the MAR and that no labs/ tests ordered were not completed. I have found discrepancies more than once that are days old ( yes, this means some people are sk...