AlmostBSN

I feel the exact same way. I have seen therapists and even started taking anti-depressant meds until I realized one day it wasn't me... I didn't deserve such treatment. 6 months should be enough to transfer within the hospital you work. Don't give up, I'm not giving up!

No, I'm done orientation but on an action plan because my performance wasn't as expected. I have written my letter. Thanks for the feedback. Please continue to comment, its keeping me sane.

what would be slower paced? I hear nursing homes you have 30 patients and extra charting. Plus, I can't get a job anywhere in my area without experience. I feel terrible!

So... I am a new nurse who has not been doing well at all in my new job. I am working on a Med-Surg floor with very high volume and turn around. I started working in late april and I am currently on an action plan because I had an issue with hanging blood. Long story short I know for sure I am not fit to work in such a hostile environment but I have held on this long for the experience and also because there are no job openings. Now I am to write a statement to my nurse manager because she is going to nursing administration about a patient complaint. One of the night nurses e-mailed her stating that a patient complained of "red and swollen IV site" and also that I left an antibiotic hanging for hours without infusion. The patient failed to mention that she wanted to get up and ambulate in the halls so I couldn't infuse the antibiotic I also assessed the site before and after infusion and saw no redness or swelling. The night nurse also complained about a dressing on a mid-line of another patient being soiled and not changed. I assessed the patents mid-line initially in the AM and dressing was CDI, there were no IV infusions that day so I didn't check again. She also complained that I failed to fill out paperwork for a patients calorie count when I delegated the responsibility to the nurses aid and she assured me she would take care of this. It was never done this is the second time I've delegated and it hasn't been done. I feel sick to my core! With 6-7 patients its so hard to keep up with everything!!! In other words I'm F-CKED !! I feel I'm always thrown under the bus and to the wolves working here no one comes and tells me when I'm not doing something wrong. Its always brought to "the higher ups" and result in write up or punitive actions. I'm currently suspended until further notice and am for sure I'm going to be let go. Nursing school and the nursing world are totally different entitites and I am having a very difficult time with the transition and support. Any thoughts or advice? I have to prepare a statement for nursing administration .... PLEASE HELP!!

Did you get the job?

Hello ALL :redpinkhe Thank You all for your kind words of wisdom and encouragement!! I fell a million times better! I am so appreciative of your support it goes beyond words! May God/ the Universe Bless You repeatedly :loveya: :redbeathe:heartbeat ' THANK YOU!!!

Hello All, I am a senior in a BSN program and I feel like I am not at all prepared to be a nurse. I have no clue how to adequately care for an individual patient beyond a care plan or concept map. I have had many rotations (i.e. Med-surg, pediatric, geriatrics, OB etc..) and I am still unprepared. As I go into my last and final semester in January 2010, I would like to push myself 200% to fill the gaps I feel my nursing school has left wide open. I seriously have a 4+ panic attack just thinking about being actual nurse to multiple patients. I feel like I have not been prepared as much as I'd prefer. I guess I need some suggestions and/or words of encouragement because at this point I feel doomed. I know I should be happy, but I fell that so many other people are more experienced and understand exactly what to do from beginning of shift to end without hesitation, and I am honestly not at the point. Please Help... So close yet so far away :trout: