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1. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank each and everyone and you for your responses.

2. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. It’s a terrible feeling. The thing is the ppl smile in my face, although I did sense a sort of non genuineness from certain ones later on, but wasn’t sure if I was paranoid. I will definitely take this going foward on what to look out for.

3. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much. You handled all of these things very swiftly. I will use this method going foward.

4. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   In response to the ratio, that’s the thing. Because nurses have been making it work, you will be told it’s acceptable, but you’re stretched so thin. I went to listen to a patients lungs and was told that was the first time someone did that. Mind you ...

5. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   If you don’t mind me asking. How did this end for you in those 2 instances and how have you combated this going foward? You can pm me if you want. Thanks in advance. ?

6. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for the response. I am on a contract that will be 5k to break. I don’t have a desire to stay after this experience and the fact that telemetry just doesn’t interest me. I would prefer ICU or Psych for different reasons. I find 6 pat...

7. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Cxray showed scarring. Legs were a bit swollen. In the end the doc still kept the patient on fluids.

8. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I am planning to leave. I actually enjoyed work to a degree but now I get about feeling, especially when I work nights that she’s there.

9. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

   LMSNew replied to LMSNew's topic in General Nursing

   Oh in regard to the desatting patient I did get orders to increase her from cannula to venti and she was saying well. The other order was a diuretic.

10. New grad need help, afraid I’m failing

    LMSNew posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a busy telemetry unit. I’ve been at it for 9 months. We usually have 6 patients and the acuity is very high. The the thing is when I first got off of orientation, my ANM approached me about 3 weeks out and said that all the patients wer...