hnnrgh

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1. How can I be a good nurse when I'm so scatterbrained?

   hnnrgh posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm close to my two-year mark in nursing and I still don't feel like I have all my **** together. I was working in a med-surg VIP ward before - not by choice, I HATED IT - and after making some errors I decided to put in a transfer to somewhere I wou...

2. 3 medication-related errors in 6 months. Is this a sign I should quit?

   hnnrgh posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nurse of 1 year, 8 months. I work in a medical/surgical ward where things are frequently busy and I'm often under a lot of stress. While my first year was rough, I managed to pull through somehow without especially serious errors. I really don'...

3. Will you tell me about your first year as a nurse?

   hnnrgh posted a topic in New Nurse

   I need some encouragement. I'm barely a year in and already, I feel like quitting. I just don't feel like a good nurse - I don't feel like I know anything, or that I can do anything. I don't mind slogging it out on shifts, and I've grown accustomed t...