Delirious1

OMG!!!!! First thing I am going to tell you (because it is what everyone tells me:) Relax you are doing fine. We would not be human if we didn't make mistakes. The main thing is to catch it, own up to it, learn from it and try not to repeat it again. I have been in nursing one year and I still make mistakes, I ask God to help me to be a safe nurse each day. I make every effort to check and re-check meds, orders etc. but stuff is going to happen. After I made a mistake that left me so upset, the nurse taking over my patients for the night said, don't worry about it, this is 24hr care I'll take it from here. You are doing fine!!!!

I have been a nurse for one year!!!!! Whooo hoo never thought I would make it. Everything is totally overwhelming at first. I went into a specialty right off the bat, Labor and Delivery. I don't recommend this at all, after 8 months I moved to a Med-Surg floor and while it is totally crazy and you don't have a minute to breathe I love it. In Labor and Delivery my orientation was 4 months but the first time on my own I was a mess.......when I moved to med-surg I had 4 weeks of orientation but I was OK and handled 6-7 patients for a 12hr shift. I was lucky because my preceptors were awesome and the group I am with now is great and always there to pitch in and help. I still feel overwhelmed at times especially when the acuity is high but it does get easier. The biggest thing is to find your groove and what works for you. Once you get a flow going, it is manageable.