dterra23

Just need to vent ... im a private duty nurse for pediatric patients and my current patient is on a feeding pump. I received new orders to start him on a different feeding formula but when I got the orders I did not get a rate for the formula he had been on a trial run for his new formula and for that I did have a set rate. The dietician calls me today and says that with this new formula he's supposed to start they can't give me a set rate because of the thickness of the formula I would have to find the rate myself by changing it until I found a rate where he's able to get his 3 daily pouches of food within 14hrs. I told her I was not able to do this and that I needed a specific rate for the feeding to be able to input the order. She said she would call the company directly and let them know what was going on. I immediately called my supervisor after speaking with the dietician and told her what was going on. My supervisor says I have to input the order but I told her I don't have a rate and I don't feel comfortable doing it. I told her that I have been having trouble with this formula since last week and the supervisor I spoke to that day told me to wait and not submit the order. Now I'm waiting for my supervisor to call me back because she was confused herself... *sigh*

Thank you! I'm hanging in there :)

I'm a new nurse (3months) and recently started a new job at a nursing home. I was so excited to start working I looked forward to my first day since they told me I was hired. The excitement didn't last long because I quickly realized it was not at all what I expected. I had 4 days of "training" but really I was on my own by the third day. The residents were all used to the other nurse passing their meds and had developed a routine, I on the other hand was a mess and got yelled at by a couple of the residents because I didn't give them their meds the way they wanted them. One of the residents was especially very horribly mean and asked me if I was even a nurse and if I was I wasn't a very good one... even thinking about it still makes me cry. I tried to come in my next shift and make it a good one but one of my patients was declining so I made the decision to call the doctor this was the first time I ever called a doctor for orders. I was all over the place missing information and the other nurse that was there instead of helping me just pointed out everything I had done wrong. I felt so stupid! Again I told myself when I started the next shift that THIS will be the shift where everything runs smoothly. Everything was going great I felt more confident and was on time with my med pass. Out of nowhere the same nurse from the other day comes down the hall and yells at me in front of the patients family that I have to educate "my" CNA immediately because she was changing the patient while the family was there. I had no idea she had family in there because I was so busy trying to do everything right I didn't even realize the CNA failed to provide privacy for the patient. I was so embarrassed and felt like an idiot in front of the patients family. Sometimes I think what if nursing isn't for me because I have not had one good shift and this is very discouraging.