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...
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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...
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......
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...