Pressure to hurry vs desire to learn my job

[lookingbeyond, BSN, RN]

hello, i am new to this site and to this thread. i am also a brand new lpn. (working on my own for only 2 weeks). i am working at a nursing home. i work third shift, and there is this great pressure to hurry with med-pass and report and charting before the next shift arrives. i don't feel comfortable enough to hurry, and when i try to take short cuts, i find i make more mistakes. there is a "seasoned nurse" on our shift that verbalizes to me that i am "too slow". this has dampened my spirits. i want to be good for my staff and for my residents. how to i learn to balance without hurting my staff or residents? my shift starts at 10:30 pm and goes until 7:00 am. i don't get out of there until 8:30-8:45 am.

thank you for your insight.

[Hopeslayer]

Continue to work only as fast as you SAFELY can. You will become more efficient with time.

[bluegeegoo2, LPN]

I'm sure the "seasoned" nurse on your floor was slow when she started nursing as well. Speed and accuracy come with time. (Evidently quite a bit of time, as I'm still pretty slow compared to others!). I prefer safety to speed, however. It's safer for my pts, and my license. Get used to disparaging remarks by other nurses, and learn to let them have their opinions. Some nurses are just plain mean, while others are misguided in their attempts to help. At least you don't have to take them home with you!

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

Sometimes, the ones that are claiming you are too slow are leaving things out that need to be done. It does take a while to adjust to the demands and manage your time. If it does become a problem, speak to the nursing supervisor and ask for her opinion on how she feels you are working.

[lookingbeyond, BSN, RN]

Thank you...I hope "in time" is good enough. LOL

[lookingbeyond, BSN, RN]

Thank you for your words. I work tonight. I will remember this.

[lookingbeyond, BSN, RN]

bluegeegoo2States: "I prefer safety to speed, however. It's safer for my pts, and my license. Get used to disparaging remarks by other nurses, and learn to let them have their opinions. Some nurses are just plain mean, while others are misguided in their attempts to help. At least you don't have to take them home with you! " I will take this quote to work tonght. I hope to come to a place of not taking it home with me. I want to become less sensitive to negativity, and stay just as sensitive to those I care for. It takes time, I guess. Thank you so much. I am copying, pasting and cutting out to take with me tonght. Your words are a comfort and full of Truth I feel in my gut.