mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
I am not sure why it never occurred to me that I should never just trust another nurse on their word. Possibly because as a student nurse I am not taught to check for a physicians order but instead...
mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
I always say that if a piece of criticism bothers you it means you yourself believe it to some degree. This means that if you ignore it you are stopping yourself from growing because of pride. And...
mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
I love this. That moment when you feel like you need to get done faster is always the moment where you need to slow down, despite what your brain is screaming at you to do. It’s an exercise in self...
mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
My confidence definitely took a hit but I think it was about time. It’s good to be reminded that what you’re doing is not a game and though I definitely wasn’t treating it as a game, I feel I...
mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
That is a really, really good point. It never really hit me how easy it would be in the ER to misidentify a patient. Thank you for bringing that up. You are spot on. I am 22
mrnurse543210 replied to mrnurse543210's topic in General Nursing
You are definitely correct that i need to slow down a little. I think i need to develop a sort of fool proof system for myself for every procedure i could think of. So far i have started checking for...
TLDR; 4th semester student, want to work in ER, make stupid mistakes constantly that may eventually kill someone, not sure if this is normal or if im just not meant for it I am in my fourth semester...
Not a people person, although relationships are a meaningful part of life. It's just that I'd dont get much out of interactions with strangers. You can only open up so much. Nonetheless I'm good at...
mrnurse543210 replied to Nicoleashley's topic in General Students
I agree that this is a very difficult situation and I would imagine you probably want to just drop everything and hide in a hole right now. This is what a girl in my class did when she was in 3rd...
Since you say that objectively speaking it is not that bad (friendly coworkers and good preceptor), I wonder if it's just a general anxiety or bodily health issue. If your not functioning optimally in...