Hi everyone,
I am very overwhelmed with my ICU preceptorship. I have had a few shifts on the floor so far, but today was my first day taking a patient and doing pretty much all the care/charting myself. I have been doing pediatric and obstetric clinicals for the past year so I am trying to be understanding with myself, but I am very overwhelmed. My nurse has been a nurse for 30 years and is the veteran on the floor; while she has a ton of knowledge, I feel stupid asking her simple questions that I feel like I should know the answer to, but have just been off the floor for so long that I don't remember how to do. I am also struggling with getting everything done while charting everything at the same time. What if I make a mistake or miss something important for my patient, like a lab draw or med administration, because I am so busy? My nurse expects me to be able to keep up with all that demand, but I am just feeling very overwhelmed and running around constantly. Any advice would be appreciated.
