lrkelso95

I feel like the most inept, useless nurse to ever exist. Today I made my 3rd med error ever. I've been an LPN for one year. My past two errors were incorrect dosages of flu vaccines, which is bad, but not particularly harmful. Today, I was supposed to give a child a meningitis shot and instead gave him MMR. I don't like making excuses. All I can say is that I'm mentally at the end of my rope with this job. I'm the only support staff for a doctor who sees 25 patients daily. That doesn't include calling patients for test results, scheduling appointments, and everything else that comes up in between. He's a very demanding doctor, and the patient load is simply too much for one person. I get overwhelmed and mixed up, and inevitably do something wrong. I haven't been written up yet, but an incident report has been filed. Everyone in my life says I shouldn't beat myself up over it, because errors are bound to happen when someone is as stressed as I am. But these are people's lives we're talking about, not a typo in an email. I just feel awful, like I shouldn't even be a nurse if I can't get my head screwed on straight. What should I do?

You might need to post a link to the group - I can't find it on Facebook

No prereqs required, but you'll be more likely to get into the program if you've taken previous college classes or have medical certifications.

Also, does anyone know what the "nurse camp" is?

I'm a little late to the party here, but I'll be going to the Waxahachie campus! I literally have a timer on my phone counting down the days till orientation. I'm so excited to meet everyone!