MarryingAnRN

thank you all for your replies....it's killing me that he's so unhappy, miserable and on edge allll the time. he's worked so hard to get to where he is.....i think he'd be better off in a doctor's office or a floor that's not so busy....he gets overwhelmed and then things get forgotten. the thought that he could kill someone from one of his mistakes puts him on edge before every shift! thanks again...and please, if anyone else has anymore insight, keep 'em coming!

hello all....i'm hoping someone can help me and my fiance, mike, out? mike's not much of a techy, but figured there has got to be someone out there that has gone through this? mike has been working on a tele floor for less than a year, and he's having a hard time with nursing. he graduated 2 years ago this may with his BSN, took his boards the following october and didn't get a job til last summer. yesterday he had his second meeting with the floor manager that he's been messing up. forgetting to write things down in patients charts, forgetting to sign out meds. he thinks he's going to have to have another meeting with the head of nursing and ultimately he's afraid he's going to get fired. so what can a person do with a nursing degree? what other options are there for him other than working in a hospital? i think the floor he's on is too overwhelming for him...having 7 patients for 12+ hours a day seems to be too much for him and he's forgetting things. if he does get fired, what do you say on interviews?? mike and i are getting married in september, and we both need to be working right now. i want to be supportive and help him in any way i can....any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. so sorry for the long post....and sorry for not being a healthcare provider on your boards....i just didn't know who to turn to. thanks so much......~fiance to an rn....danielle