AnewRN2010

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1. Feeling pressure to get off orientation!

   AnewRN2010 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi. I graduated in May 2010 and I worked at a nursing home for 2 months before getting fired for a medication error (leaving a cup of meds in a pt room). I just got a job at a county jail as a RN. I have had 5 days orientation and the nurse superviso...

2. New job as a Corrections Nurse

   AnewRN2010 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi. I just recently was interviewed for a part time job (nights) at a local jail and I am a fairly new nurse. I only have 2 months experience (i was fired from my job at a nursing home for a small med error). One person I interviewed with said that ...

3. Fired from my first job today......Feeling like a failure.

   AnewRN2010 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in New Nurse

   I am so sorry this happened to you. I was fired last week from my first nursing job also. I was 2 months in and on my 7th day off of orientation. I feel really bad too and like a failure but I have been trying to look on the bright side. Maybe it was...

4. So say you pass NCLEX and can't obtain a new grad job right away what should you do?

   AnewRN2010 replied to RNBSN88's topic in New Nurse

   Sadly I am in this position also. I graduated in May 2010 but I was lucky to find a RN job in a LTC facility in November but I just got fired from this job last week for something I think was kinda unfair. Now I am back at square one and I am afraid ...

5. New Nurse... Fired from my first job.

   AnewRN2010 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi. I am a new Rn and I was just hired for my job at the end of November and I today was just fired for a med error (only 2 months!!) I feel like I am never going to get another job or maybe I just don't have what it takes to be a nurse. I was worki...

6. New grads, once of orientation....

   AnewRN2010 replied to MJB2010's topic in New Nurse

   I just got off orientation 2 days ago and really felt like I wasn't ready. My orientation was only suppose to be 4 weeks and I took about 6 weeks. I have about 20 patients. I take forever to do my medications and on top of that I have to do dressings...

7. First job

   AnewRN2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN and I have been working in a long term care facility on a rehab unit. This is my 12th day on the job and I am still orientating but I am feeling so discouraged. I feel like I am stupid and don't know anything. My preceptor nurse will te...