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  1. Stupid New Grad mistake, Can I get fired? Please help!

    Doctor didn't write an order to hold. So one nurse told me, even though I gave it, it's their fault too technically for not having an order tol hold. It's ok though, I got an update and they said the patient ended up going to surgery hours and hours ...
  2. Stupid New Grad mistake, Can I get fired? Please help!

    Absolutely!! It's just frustrating that I'm learning when I do the mistakes, and not before the mistakes. Like for example, one time I didn't put the clave on the PICC line and I didn't clamp it, and blood backed out. It was scary and a definite lear...
  3. One of my patients was scheduled for surgery in the morning and I completely forgot to hold the AM heparin dose. I gave the AM Heparin. Luckily, i realized that I should have held it right before I gave report to the next shift. I paged/called the MD...
  4. Feeling lousy

    I'm on the same boat as you. I'm a new nurse, done with orientation in a few weeks. Work is so stressful for me. I made a med error too a few weeks ago, and gave a BP med too soon than I was suppose to. Fortunately, no adverse events happened and the...
  5. Already burned out?

    I've only been working for about a month and a half, a few more weeks of orientation and then i'm on my own, but I feel already burned out and tired.... Is this normal? I think it's bc I'm new and I always have work on my mind even when i'm at home a...
  6. New grads being rushed into "nursing maturity"

    That's just sad how some nurses go out of their way to put others down in order to feel good about themselves. Because of the many different personalities (a lot ugly, but not all) is the very reason why I don't want ICU! At least not as a new grad. ...
  7. New Grad Med Surg Nurse Freaking Out!

    Thank you so much for this great great advise r2d2az!
  8. New grads being rushed into "nursing maturity"

    I agree with Not a Hat. I am a new grad myself, and starting a new job. I feel unprepared and I don't feel like my school has prepared me at all for the real world of nursing. It's incredibly tough when experienced nurses expect us to know what they ...
  9. Honestly, I would just say thank you for interviewing with me and I hope to work with you. I made it two to three sentences when I wrote my thank you emails. Just a sincere thank you would suffice. By the time you've written the thank you emails, the...
  10. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Thank you so much for your support! I start orientation tomorrow. Orientetion week is intro to working in the hospital: general employee benefits, safety, etc. and computer classes as well. Although I'm not on the actual floor just yet, I am incredib...
  11. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Oh ok. My orientation is 10 weeks about. And the director said if I need more time getting comfortable on my own, I can still work with a preceptor for a few more weeks.
  12. neuro ICU for a newbie

    How exciting! I'm a new grad myself, and I'm starting on Neuro Trauma Intermediate Care. If all goes well on this unit, in about a year, I"m thinking of trying to float into ICU trauma. I don't wanna jump right in to ICU, I kinda wanna get my feet we...
  13. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Thanks for the awesome advise! I start next week.
  14. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Ok, Thanks. I hope and pray it all works out. It would absolutely be terrible to be sacked after only 90 days on the first job!
  15. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Hi, I am a new RN and I am starting my first RN job very soon. People keep telling me that in every hospital there is a probation period, meaning if they don't like your work after X amount of days, they let you go..... Is this something I should be ...