AHunt92

Hi everyone, Im a New grad nurse on my last week of orientation by week 3 working solo and at the end of my shift one of my pts was at CT. Of course, the notes always go with the patient so if the patient is gone at the end of the shift we usually just grab a piece of paper, stick a patient ID label to it and write the notes on that, then leave it on the whiteboard for the next nurse when the patient comes back. Of course I gave a verbal handover of the patient to the nurse starting but when I got home I realised I had forgotten their notes even though I had done everyone else's . In the notes we don't write medications or vital signs, that is electronic and done at the bedside but we always write a end of shift note in the patients notes. I'm just stressed out that I've done something really bad by forgetting to do the notes and I'm not due back for 3 days so i can't even put the notes in the morning. Has anyone else forgotten to do this? Sorry everyone, I only seem to write anything when I'm worried!

In our ward we don't do bedside handovers, and only actually do a handover of our patients after a morning shift. I always try to say good bye to my patients when I leave though and let them know who their next nurse would be but that day in the example I had stayed late to help the next nurse for a bit because I knew she would be stuck too and eventually the other nurses were pushing me out the door to go home and then i forgot. The main thing is even though i can rationalise why a mistake i made isnt as bad as what think it is I just can't turn down the stress. I just keep thinking what if, what if what if. What if i forgot some pain relief, what if i missed antibiotic, what if I missed something because I didnt know. Everyone has said that its normal to feel like this and it will pass but honestly it feels awful,

Hi all! I have just finished my preceptor phase of my orientation and am flying solo now! Ever since this I have been unable to switch my brain! I even dream and have nightmares about work! I wake up in the middle of the night suddenly and think what if this happened? I did or didn't do something and what if this happened? Then I just can't stop stressing. For example at the end of one shift I suddenly had 2 patients beginning to deteriorate and I was so busy with them for the last couple of hours of my shift I forgot to just poke my head in and check on my side room as they had been stable all night and I was concerned about my other pts who did have issues. the next night i woke up suddenly thinking oh no! I forgot to check on them! what if they had fallen and I didn't go in there? Even though I can rationalise to my self that this is unlikely and that there are also healthcare assistants that check in on people I can't stop thinking about it. Examples like this one happen all the time and randomly! Really struggling with coping with the stress. Just wanting to know how other new nurses are coping with it and how experienced nurses dealt with this and got through this phase (and also partly wanting to know am I the only one that feels like this?!). Thank you in advance for your advice.

Hi everyone,I'm just having a bit of anxiety over something that happened today. I did a blood sugar test in a very big hurry today and (even though I know I should have) I wasn't wearing gloves as I was under a lot of pressure at the time. I have since found out that the person was hep c +. I used hand santiser afterwards and I don't think I even touched any blood (but you can never be sure unless you have microscopes for eyes). I have to small very superficial cuts on my fingers. Is there any risk from this or does it actually need to be a proper needle stick injury? Freaking out a little over this. Thanks