Bad Day

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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

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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.

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You are not alone. Been there.

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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!!!

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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!

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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.

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Specializes in Telemetry, CCU.

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

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Well, not everyone can be perfect like me.

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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.

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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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