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Hi Green Tea, I was not told to discontinue the order. In fact, RNs at my hospital are not allowed to dc doctors' orders. The provider has to discontinue the order. Also, I let everyone in my area know not to give it. I didn't expect someone who wa...

Nurses don't just eat THEIR OWN young, lol. I know plenty of kind, understanding, helpful nurses who truly get joy out of helping young nurses (and doctors). I also know plenty who get joy from others' misery. Sounds like you are getting a lot of the...

Every nurse has done or said something dumb. I wouldn't worry much about it. Fact is, those same doctors have probably felt just like you do at some point. All I can suggest is that when, inevitably, a young nurse in the future makes his or her own b...

Thank you everyone. I appreciate the support. And yes, egg122, I thought the order should have been discontinued as well. I should have seen to it that it was. I still don't think that justifies my coworker's actions of giving it without asking first...

I don't like being a part of the nurses' union, although I am completely silent about it. I support others' right to unionize. The reason I don't like it is because 1)the benefit I receive is far less than what I pay into it, 2)I am often told "th...

Anxiety is totally normal when you're first starting out. Yours might be at a little higher level than most ? Sounds like you're doing fine!