EllieBean13

I don't have much to add, but I just want to wish you (and all the others who are in tough situations) well. Big hug, and welcome to The AN Community :)

I just landed my dream Job as a New Grad RN!!!

At my nursing school, a med error of any kind meant removal from the program. Try to be humble with what your teacher has told you and learn from your mistake. No excuses, no arguing. Just learn and continue on.

*clears throat* I just want to learn Brand new to the nursing world Why you call me dumb? -Haiku by Elliebean

Thank you everyone for your kind words as well as your advice. I have definitely taken it to heart. A little update on the situation- the patient's 02 sat continued to trend down, he suffered a fall, and he ended up being transferred to the ICU that evening. I am not sure what happened to him, but I worked with the same nurse the following clinical day and she told me he was moved. Everything went much better the second clinical day I worked with her. I was very conscientious of WHEN I asked my questions, and HOW they were phrased. Thank you again!

Thank you everyone! I have definitely learned my lesson. This is why I love this site- such a great resource!

Well, without writing a novel about my patient, he was a young guy in his 40's, & he had come back from abdominal surgery very early in the morning. About 2 hours after I had first checked him out, his abdomen was significantly distended and he was complaining about how painful it was. His O2 sat was in the high 80's (how is this not a scary vital!?), deep breathing/coughing/repositioning him was not helping. So I relayed all this info to her immediately- and she DIDN'T seemed worried AT ALL. I was asking her what other measures she would like me to try, if she would like me to stay and monitor him, at what point should I be concerned and bring other issues to her attention, and since I cannot pass meds myself- I asked if she could discuss his options available to him about pain medication. I guess it was a lot of questions. Maybe it's because I am a student and everything seems very serious, I just don't want to miss anything.

ginaw623- thank you for your encouragement! I don't think the nurse was an idiot, just maybe not as receptive to my questions as other nurses have been in the past. not.done.yet- no, it wasn't anything about bed making LOL. In my opinion, they were questions that could absolutely not wait, just because they were based on such a dramatic change happening with my patient and my clinical instructor was no where to be found at the time. And I certainly wasn't asking questions in front of the patient, it was in the hallway outside of the room. Thank you for the suggestion of writing down my questions to look up later- I will certainly do that for the questions that I do not think need immediate attention.

As a student, I am still learning my boundaries. I got yelled at (I mean REALLY yelled at, in front of about 5 other staff members no less) by the nurse I was working with yesterday at my hospital. Myself, red faced and wanting to hide in a hole for a week, stood there and listened to my nurse tell me I ask too many questions. And you know what? She is right. I think I will allow myself mental "question coupons", three per clinical day. Unless something is REALLY pressing, of course. An embarrassing lesson learned- but very appreciated.

This thread makes me feel much less alone, and also a lot more grateful for how amazing most of my instructors have been thus far!:)

I'm not religious per say- nor should that matter, but if He gives you strength- then rock on!!! Congrats RN! (and forget the others who have bad things to say :) ):hug:

Congratulations Nurse!!:w00t:

As a fellow student, I am sorry you had this kind of situation happen to you. I've had it happen before too, and I was able to take a step back and think about how he may be feeling (NANDA time!) powerlessness related to his hospital stay and working on the hospitals schedule instead of his own. As much as it stinks, patients throw fits and cause a stink to try to gain some control of the situation. This has nothing to to with you, in fact you handled the situation well. You sound like a great nurse, vickymarie. Don't let it get you down too much:hug:

On the bright side... you will probably NEVER forget to sign out of a computer in the hospital ever again!

OP, you must have a lot of time on your hands. Shame on you for making a big deal out of nothing. Utilizing resources, including another persons access to databases one might not have them self, is not cheating. It's gathering information.

Chances are your school is formatting their exam questions the way the NCLEX formats. Last semester was my first semester, and the questions really threw me for a loop. They were totally different than what I experienced during my non-nursing bachelors schooling. If you're in fundamentals of nursing or med-surg, go check out your school library. Every school is equipped with a selection of books for nursing students. These books have hints for eliminating answers, how to understand wording, etc. Also your professor's should be a good resource to help you- they probably have some helpful hints as well as an assortment of books they can lend you. And remember the golden rule for any nursing exam- ABC's first & ALWAYS THINK LIKE A NURSE! Good luck!

You know what, I think you did the right thing. Forget that rude nurse- this is your CHILD, you can never be safe enough!! Best of luck :hug:

Monday is a holiday. GOOD LUCK!!! I will be thinking positive thoughts for you both :-)

I know in my nursing program, we HAVE to listen both anteriorly and posteriorly. I agree with what was said earlier... use a sweeping motion with the back of your hand and just avoid direct eye-contact while you are doing it.

Enjoy the ride! You can breathe (and sleep) when it's over ;-)

Hello RN2b119! I am in nursing school too... and left class today completely DEFLATED! I can absolutely relate to how you're feeling. Some days I feel like my head is above water, other days I feel like I am drowning. I just keep trying to tell myself that the hardest semester is whatever one I am in at the time... and eventually it will pass. I hope things get better for you! You are so close to finishing... you CAN do it! Just keep swimming :hug:

This is probably one of the most comedic threads on AN. I'm in tears.

Hi Mila3791! First off, congratulations on getting into the program! What exciting news! So far, the program has been absolutely wonderful. The first semester instructors for both lecture and clinical are some of the best I have ever had, and I have been in school for a LONG time lol. Also the camaraderie among fellow students is unlike I have ever experienced. In orientation they will tell you that your classmates become a second family to you- they aren't lying :) From the time I received my initial acceptance email and sent in my TEAs scores, to when I found out what semester I was to start in was roughly 3.5 months. For the clinical group I was put into, my schedule was lecture monday and tuesday from 815-1030. Both days had either a peer-led group activity or lab skills time afterward. Wednesday was skills lab at 830 with our clinical group and then clinical prep at the hospital where we picked out our patient. Thursday and Friday we had clinical from 630-145. Congratulations again, and if you have any more questions feel free to PM me!

Congratulations!! I'm proud of you! :hug:

hi wrst- I am not an RN yet (in school) but our hospital rotations are done at valley and kaiser, with a few others. Several instructors/past students who I have talked to, and who now work at these hospitals, say starting out in volunteer positions or gift shop/info desk positions are one of the best ways to get an RN job. All new positions are released internally, to employees, before they are open to the public. Also since you would be likely to see HR/higher-ups every day being at these jobs, they are more likely to think of you first. It may not be ideal, but I heard it's one of the best ways to land a job right now. It's not what you know, it's who you know.:)