anxiousnewgrad58

anxiousnewgrad58 has 5 years experience.

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1. Chest Pain in ES

   anxiousnewgrad58 posted a topic in School

   What do you all do for your elementary school kiddos complaining of chest pain? I am brand new to school nursing and subbing a few weeks at a school I am not familiar with. A kiddo came in complaining of chest pain "like someone punched him in t...

2. New To Schools

   anxiousnewgrad58 posted a topic in School

   Hello all! I am new to school nursing. I run into situations everyday where I feel I am WAY overreacting or in some cases under-reacting. It is difficult to switch from an ill population to a well population for me. Is there any school nurses th...

3. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! I have been considering doing that. However, it would be nice to speak with a professional in that field who has some nursing background as well to go through some situations from work with. I am having trouble finding someone who matches ...

4. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply! You are right I can't remember all the details I just wish I would have had the knowledge I have now to have used luke warm water and have done proper foot care. It was definitely hotter then it should have been now that I k...

5. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply! I think that one of the hardest things for me is I can remember asking the question to the patient. I can remember the feeling of realizing my mistake later on but I can't remember the details of the day if I checked water t...

6. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply! How do you cope with those mistakes you can not fix? I can take mistakes where I can walk back into the room and fix it as a learning experience. However, I have a really hard time forgiving myself for mistakes where I ...

7. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   How do you cope with those mistakes you can not fix? I can take mistakes where I can walk back into the room and fix it as a learning experience. However, I have a really hard time forgiving myself for mistakes where I don't know if it had a negative...

8. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 replied to anxiousnewgrad58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your kind words. We all go into nursing because we want to help. I am anxious and not the fastest learner. So for me looking back at these mistakes is hard I always think "I should have known better by then!" I KNOW I want to do everyth...

9. Anxiety Over Past Mistakes

   anxiousnewgrad58 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am searching for some guidance. I can not get over some mistakes I have made YEARS ago. Simply because they seem so damn stupid to me now. For example, I keep replaying this patient scenario... I was in my early 20's and my first year as a CNA...