Well, I just got terminated again!! According to the DON, I made too many med errors and charting mistakes. Nothing serious, just putting a pain patch on the wrong day, holding insulin [because another nurse told me she did, on this one pt]Charting midnight and earlier instead of the actual time. Basically, she said I have a good heart for nursing but that she felt I was overwhelmed by having 28 pts.
My first NM told me to go to a NH, now this one is telling me to go to a hospital or do home health care.
I need some serious advice here. I'm 44 y/o newly licensed [Oct. 4, 2005] Worked at the NH from the 18th of Oct to today. I don't know how to read the dr's orders and compare them to the MAR. I have problems seeing the actual times on the mAR. I am slow. I liked to talk to my pts instead of just going in and setting their meds down and leaving. I found out today that 2 of my pts were sick. [i did this on my own]. The female sounded like she has asperation pnuenomia and the male had a temp of 100.8.
In all fairness to the NH, I could have worked until the 16th of this month, but not as a nurse. I had lists of the pt meds. I had accu check lists. I even had my own charting page with the name, reason for the charting, and all vitals.
I feel like a failure and know that I have let my kids and husband down! I don't know what to do or where to go. How many RN's have been fired TWICE in less than 6 months?
Please give me some advice on what to do and where to go from here!!
Thanks!!
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In His Grace,
Karen