I need advice pls

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Hi I'm a new grad en in a major public hospital for 2 mths. Had two days supernumerary. I'm 35 career change.

i have had a few mistakes. First one was not doing post obs properly that was in my first week. Then after seeing many vac dressings I thought I felt confident in doing one on my own but I chose the wrong dressing. Luckily the dr came to look at the wound and took the dressing down. Third one was removing a skin graft from a forefoot amputation. I looked at it and thought the dressing was still on it. It wasn't until half way through it was bleeding and I thought I've stuffed up. I got called into the office today and I'm on supernumerary for two weeks with some objectives to achieve. I'm so upset with myself. They talk about ask questions and they will help but when I do I feel like they are annoyed at the amount of times I ask questions and think j need to use my brain and try and keep up with the RNs. I'm the only en and have also just completed my IV competency. I work 73hr fortnight. Maybe too much too soon. mow also been told I'm defensive and don't listen. Oh my goodness I'm always helping others and questioning and cleaning up after others and thought I was getting along with my team but apparently someone doesn't think so. I also do not think I know everything infact I feel I know nothing and think that I'm such a bad nurse that I shouldn't be one. I also was told I'm overconfident and too nice. I actual fact I'm rather shy and insecure. I went home after the meeting and not sure how to face tomorrow.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Which country are you in? (Your choice of terminology isn't indicative of North America)

How did you mistake a skin graft for a dressing? If you weren't certain was there not another nurse to ask?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Are you a nurse? You refer to yourself as "the only en." That might be a typo, so I'm not sure.

Please tell us what supernumerary means in your country.

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Are you a nurse? You refer to yourself as "the only en." That might be a typo, so I'm not sure.

Please tell us what supernumerary means in your country.

Google search brought me to this https://allnurses.com/international-nursing/difference-between-rn-488251.html

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Hi yes I'm an enrolled nurse 2 mths out. Supernumerary means basically I follow someone around.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

I'm guessing you are an EN in Australia?

If you are under supernumerary where was your precepting nurse when you pulled the skin graft mistaking it for a dressing? That's a huge issue. Where were your supervising nurses when these errors were made? Did you get facility orientation regarding proper procedures? Did you not understand the dressing order or was it unclear?

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You're still being supervised? You need more instruction and guidance. Not scolding. Wow. I'm sorry you were made to feel like that. Is your preceptor not helpful? Ask for more guidance. No one does things perfectly in the beginning which is . Why we have preceptor!

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No my preceptor not available all the time. The order was jelonet and gauze so I saw the graft and it looked like jelonet dressing. I know it's a huge mistake. I did ask for help and was told I'm too busy since the first two mistakes those tasks are fine. I'm on a vascular and urology ward with acute surg. I'm thinking I should quit. How do I face the ward?

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i think 90% of the new grads are the same, 9% are so good at bluffing they way off and the remaining 1 are those who really know their stuff....so don't worry too much...(been a new grad for 2mths as well, and of course i'm one of the 90%...)

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