traumamouse

Thanks for your replies. I'm happy to report, things have gotten better. I think that people in my unit are "getting used to me" and realize that I try really hard to do a good job and have made progress. I am hopeful that things will continue to improve as I gain more experience and am just trying to let the past be the past. Thanks so much.

Hi. I've been an ICU nurse at a level one trauma center for a little over a year. Prior to that worked at a step down unit for a year and a nursing home before that for a year. It's been rough; some of the trauma nurse and the trauma MDs seem very critical of me, in particular, and I've made mistakes, including med mistakes, but work really hard and try to be super conscientious, pay attention, and ask lots of questions. I made a med error recently were I gave a med that had been dc'd but the order hadn't been taken off by the previous shift. I guess I don't know when to say I suck at this and should give up. One of the trauma doctors seems especially "fed-up" with me.