i am going out of my mind i really am at this present moment, i am a newly qualified nurse and i am having a real hard time getting my prioritising and time management right. i seem to keep making little mistakes and things get left.
not only that i have no one in the world to talk to about it and get some peice of mind to stop feeling sick to the stomach because i have missed something, is there any forum or group that you can go to to de breif and relect positively.
i really need some help i am torturing myself and letting my team down,
Phew! I'm going to take this post and learn from it. I know one day I will be in these same shoes and feel so overwhelmed that it seems I'm wondering/thinking the same things running through this person's mind.
milly, I truly wish you the best of luck. I have had nothing but good advice from the people here on this board. I have fallen in love with them and their help/advice. Keep on keepin' on, friend! :) You will overcome.
Let everyone know how things are going, alright? :)
You are not letting your team down. If you've mentioned this to your team and they're not supporting you, it seems that maybe they're letting YOU down. The first year out of nursing school is more overwhelming than the entire nursing program! Just slow down, take a deep breath and think. Most nurses I know use some form of worksheet to keep track of things they need to do. I even know one nurse who writess things on her hand and her scrubs (I really don't recommend this, just trying to make you smile). What about your preceptor? They're usually a good bet for advice and support. If not, see if your job has some kind of mentor program that can pair you with a more experienced nurse. If there isn't a coworker or a mentor for you, what about some of the people you went to nursing school with? My old classmates and I used to meet at a bar/coffee house every week or so (now it's down to once a month with our schedules) just to ***** and whine and compare notes. Sometimes I left those sessions with great advice, sometimes no one had any advice to give me. But I always left feeling like I wasn't alone, and that's important. Good luck!
Although I work in LTC abd things aren't always so harry. It can be at times
Every floor has a team leader sheet
IF I am the Supervisor ( Evenings and Night shift) I am responsible for all 3 floors 157 residents
I listen to repoert on each floor and mark everything on the team leader sheets if the floor happens to have an RPN I check her list and add what I also think should be done Ie vitals. Treatments eye drops ventolins etc. I check my list often and when I arrive on say floor 3 to do a treament or Inj. I also scan here list.
At the end of the shift I can see what I have done by my cross offs and repoert to the next Charge what still needs to be accomplished
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Phew! I'm going to take this post and learn from it. I know one day I will be in these same shoes and feel so overwhelmed that it seems I'm wondering/thinking the same things running through this person's mind.
milly, I truly wish you the best of luck. I have had nothing but good advice from the people here on this board. I have fallen in love with them and their help/advice. Keep on keepin' on, friend! :) You will overcome.
Let everyone know how things are going, alright? :)