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I am new grad nurse, and I just got done with my 4th week of orientation on the floor. But I feel like I am developing more slowly than the other new grad nurses on the floor. I only have taken 2 patients on my own...only 2. And I am freaking out. I ...

So currently I am working as bedside RN and I been doing it for 2 years now. But the stress of the job finally got to me plus working night shift also doesn’t help. I decided to look for clinic jobs, and I did a actually get an offer for a job a real...

So I made a mistake. I been a nurse on a cardiac unit for two years. And two of my patient were supposed to be going to have a tunneled dialysis catheter placed. Usually if I’m not 100% sure about anything I will ask. However, for some reason I thoug...

I had a very rough shift last night and to top it off I made a huge mistake bc I was distracted in the sense of I was trying to do to much at once. I had a new admit come around 2200 for chest pain and headache but everything was negative so he was k...

My pt is getting a medication through his chest tube which requires the nurses to clamp the tube for two hours after the MD administers the drug. Day shift said they unclamped it before they left. And I assessed the chest tube which has a pigtail att...

I currently been a nurse for a little bit over a year. My first nursing job was on a cardiac tele floor and I stayed there for year until I decided to move back to my hometown so I could be near family. Now I currently work at a heart failure floor a...

I have been currently working on a cardiac step-down unit for almost a year now. The pts are typically have higher acuity than average med-surg floors, and our nurse to pt ratio is usually 1:5. It is a extremely stressful job and I feel like I have b...

I have been working as a nurse for 9 mos on a step down unit. All of a sudden I am making a lot small/big mistakes in my opinion. I am so frustrated with myself because my time management skills are not improving yet either and we have typically 4-5 ...

Basically my pt's BP was high like Systolic BP of 170s and her base line has been like in 150s-160s. And I was looking at the orders of when to notify the Dr. but it said not to call unless systolic BP was greater than 180. And her BP did come down t...

The doctor order 75ml/hr of Normal Saline to run continuously. Also, the doctor order an antibiotic, which requires it to be hung with a flush bag. I have seen nurses in the pass set the flush of normal saline to the continuous rate the Dr order, so...

So basically I have two channels on my IV pump set up. One has the secondary infusion of antibiotics going through it and the flush bag or primary fluid that is normal saline is going at 75ml/hr. However since the abx are running for 4hrs he wouldn’t...

Last night I experienced my first night off of orientation. And I felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I kind of was overwhelmed the whole night, but it was not too bad because I had co-workers who helped me pass my meds. However, I felt bad bec...

I am on orientation still, and I been making mistakes. No serious med errors or any mistakes that has caused harm to the patient. However, this morning I hung an IV antibiotic, and I am pretty sure I forgot to unclamp the secondary tubing. I think I ...

I am on my 8th week of orientation, and I think I made a mistake. I am not sure how big of mistake it is, but I hope it is not. Basically, my patient from the ED came to my unit with an IV that had just a saline lock and not an extension. An older nu...

I am currently on orientation, and I came home to realize that I forgot to document one of his outputs. I am freaking out because he is on strict I&Os and do not want the doctors to think he is not urinating a lot. I mentioned in my hand off rep...

I am still on orientation, and I feel like I am still forgetting to document some important things. For instance, one of my patients had a PCA pump and we were supposed to document the settings and his RR every 2hrs. I stayed on top of my charting fo...

I am on my 7th week of orientation, and I am finally taking a full pt load meaning 4-5 patients. And I am not going to lie it has been hard to keep up. With that said I have trouble keeping up with the small things that are actually really important....

I am a new graduate nurse and I am on my 3rd week of orientation. I am terrified of losing my job or license or even putting my patient in harm. Is this normal to have anxiety like this? For instance, on my last shift I was documenting my head to toe...

I just started working on a med surg floor and I am on my 4th week of orientation on the floor. I am currently taking care of two patients on my own with my preceptor looking over me of course. And each week it seems that I have a different preceptor...

I feel like every time I leave a shift I forget to do something or chart something that can cost me my license. I have so much anxiety when I come home. For instance today, the last hour of my shift was hectic. I had a admit I took his weight and hei...

I am new grad nurse, and I just got done with my 4th week of orientation on the floor. But I feel like I am developing more slowly than the other new grad nurses on the floor. I only have taken 2 patients on my own...only 2. And I am freaking out. I ...

I am getting ready to graduate nursing school with a BSN this May. However, I still do not have a job. The only hospital I still have a chance at interviewing at is the one that I have been doing my clinicals at. The only reservation I had about work...

I am about to graduate with my BSN this May. Unfortunately, I do not have a job yet. I have applied to about 5 hospitals near my hometown, however, I only got 4 interviews and no offers. I was trying to apply for a nurse residency position in the ICU...

I am getting ready to graduate nursing school with a BSN this May. However, I still do not have a job. The only hospital I still have a chance at interviewing at is the one that I have been doing my clinicals at. The only reservation I had about work...

Hey I am a nursing student. I was giving IV push drugs and after I flushed the line I think I forgot to clamp the IV. The patient had no continuous IV fluids going or anything. I am hoping someone noticed because i gave this med at 6pm and the night ...