am i the only one?

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2 weeks off orientation and i've had one fall, one med error that resulted in an rrt and a patient who had a whole page of orders missing for a good 3 hours all in all effecting his medications. the next day my rrt patient went home but i cant stop thinking about my personal status as an rn and if i had completed all the right documentation. i feel like i'm failing and i don't want to give up but this is just so damn hard. my confidence is shot, i feel like i don't have anyone to talk to. i'm the only new grad on the floor. i don't want it to seem like i've wasted the hospital's money but i am so close to giving up.

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All I can say as someone with less experience than you, is that you did make it through two weeks and I bet you will never make those mistakes again. It sounds like while you needed a rapid response for the med error, the patient is OKAY and that is truly what matters.

I am expecting lots of humbling moments during my career--sounds like you got a few out of the way early on.

Good luck, stay strong....

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I am a new grad and I will be off orientation in one week and I still need a ton of supervision. Are you on a med/surg unit? I feel like it takes a long time to get used to juggling having that many patients at the same time. You are likely much better than I am already. Hang in there!

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I think its OK to feel unsure. If you felt cocky and over confident as a new nurse, i would be concerned more. If it does get to the point where you don't feel like you should be on your own, i would think you could ask your manager to give you some more shadowing, or preceptor hours. No one wants you to feel alone and scared to death. Ask for help.

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