ERnurseH

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1. Making mistakes-3 months into ER orientation

   ERnurseH posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi! I am 3 months into peds ER orientation (prior to this I have been a nurse for 2 years) I feel really discouraged and I feel like I have lost the trust from a few preceptors after making some mistakes recently. Yesterday I sat down with my manage...

2. Feeling like a failure in ER nursing

   ERnurseH replied to ERnurseH's topic in Emergency

   Hi! Thanks for your response! I ended up just making a stupid mistake while working recently. I was going to draw labs off an IV line and thought I could empty saline syringes to use the syringe to draw up the labs. For some reason my mind never ma...

3. Feeling like a failure in ER nursing

   ERnurseH posted a topic in Emergency

   For the past 2 years I worked at a very slow post-op unit. I recently was hired in a busy pediatric ER in May 2018. I am nearing the end of my 3 month ER orientation. I just feel stupid, anxious and depressed. I really love the work, but I just have ...