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I just wanted to say that I’m deeply disappointed that there was no option D. Take post-its in case emergency pastie needed. ?? In fact, I think hospitals should all have pastie codes. “CODE GLITTER 8TH FLOOR, ROOM 3”! I mean, you never know when you might need them! ???Some days I swear I should’ve been a stripper...but I’m fat and can’t dance! ????‍♀️

First, I am so sorry that you're going through this. I am so sorry to hear about your father's passing. It is so hard to not let what is going on in our personally lives effect Second, we are ALL human! We make mistakes. Its unfortunate and even more so in nursing. It happens to all of us. Please be kind to yourself. Med errors are always so stressful, no matter how small. I'm sure we have all made errors, known or not. It is going to happen so, I like to think what you do after the error is what really counts. It sound to me like you responded wonderfully, informing all the appropriate people and first ensuring the patient's wellbeing. I would use this as an opportunity to learn and grow. What can you do to prevent it or something like it from happening again? And please, take time for yourself if you need. Its so important. You can't pour from an empty cup. Good luck! I'll be thinking of you!

This is so accurate. Starting IVs is not something you can read in a book and nail on your first attempts. I was horrible also. My first year it was a huge source of anxiety. My unit was a busy med/surg telemetry unit and I would say 99.999% of the patients required IVs. I would pray that I wouldn’t have a patient that had an IV go bad or needed one started. It really was horrible. Now people come to me to start their IVs and I actually volunteer to do them for others if you had asked me in my first year I thought I would EVER willingly volunteer myself to start an IV I would’ve laughed in your face! ? My facility offers new nurses or nurses that aren’t familiar with starting IVs an opportunity to go to the GI lab to start IVs. I did this and still struggled for over a year. ? My advice, like many others, is to tough it out and at least try each stick once. Go in like you own the place and give it a shot. Practice, practice, practice. Soon you’ll have your own groove down and people will be coming to you for IVs! Hang in there!

hi all. i'm new to the boards; this is actually my first post. i am currently in a 2 year adn program starting my 4th quarter. so, i'm about half way through the program. i'm just wondering if it's normal to feel so inadequate. i've never scored lower than a high b on any of my theory exams, done well in all my clinical (not bragging, just trying to make my point)...but i just feel like there is something missing, like i'm not where i should be right now. i feel like i should know so much more. this feeling has increased immensely, i believe due to the fact that we have to take the hesi this quarter. i'm scheduled to take my hesi next tuesday and i feel just awful about it. sorry for babbling on, i was just wondering if what i was feeling is normal...will i ever get over this feeling?